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1 Kings 10

1Andthequeenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085ofthefameofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010inconnectionwiththenameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034ofJehovah,andcameH935toprovehimwithenigmas.

2AndshecameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֗מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389withaveryמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966greattrain,withcamelsגְּ֠מַלִּיםGe.ma.limH1581thatboreH5375spicesH1314andgoldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091inveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatabundance,andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68;andshecameH935toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,andspokeH1696tohimofallthatwasH1961inherheartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

3AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010explainedtoherallshespokeof:therewasH1961notathingH1697hiddenH5956fromthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thathedidnotexplaintoher.

4AndwhenH834thequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614sawH7200allSolomon'swisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451,andthehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004thathehadbuiltH1129,

5andthefoodוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978ofhistableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979,andthedeportmentofhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650,andtheorderofserviceofhisattendants,andtheirapparel,andhiscupbearers,andhisascentbywhichhewentH5927uptothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,therewasH1961nomorespiritH7307inher.

6AndshesaidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,ItwasH1961atruereportthatIheardH8085inmineownlandבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776ofthineaffairs,andofthywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451;

7butIgavenocredittothewordsלַדְּבָרִ֗יםla.de.va.RimH1697,untilIcameH935andmineeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869hadseenH7200;andbehold,thehalfהַחֵ֑צִיha.Che.tziH2677wasnottoldH5046me:inwisdomחָכְמָה֙chokh.mahH2451andprosperitythou exceedestthereportהַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הha.she.mu.'AhH8052thatIheardH8085.

8HappyarethymenH376!happyarethesethyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,whostandהָֽעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforethee,whohearהַשֹּׁמְעִ֖יםha.sho.me.'ImH8085thywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451!

9BlessedH1288beיְהִ֨יye.HiH1961JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whodelightedinthee,tosetH7760theeonthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478!BecauseJehovahlovesH160Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,thereforedidhemakeH7760theekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,todojudgmentH4941andjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941.

10AndshegaveH5414thekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428ahundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀ve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,andspicesH1314inveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatabundanceלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230,andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68:therecameבָא֩va'H935nomoresuchabundanceH7230ofspicesH1314asthosewhichthequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveH5414tokingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

11(Andthefleetalsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571ofHiramחִירָ֔םchi.RamH2438,whichcarriedH5375goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091fromOphirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211,broughtH935fromOphirמֵאֹפִ֜ירme.'o.FirH211sandal-woodinveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatabundanceH7235,andpreciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

12AndthekingH4428madeH6213ofthesandal-woodabalustradeforthehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJehovah,andfortheking'shouseוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004,andharpsוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658andlutesforthesingersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891.Therecameבָֽא־va'-H935nosuchsandal-wood,norwasthereseenH7200tothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.)

13Andkingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveH5414tothequeenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614allherdesireחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656,whateversheaskedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592,besideswhathegaveH5414herofthebountyofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010.Andsheturnedוַתֵּ֛פֶןva.Te.fenH6437andwenttoherownlandלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776,sheandherservantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ סva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.

14Andtheweightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091thatcameH935toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010inoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141wasH1961sixH8337hundredH3967andsixty-sixtalentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091,

15besideswhat [came]bythedealers,andbythetrafficofthemerchants,andbyallthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofArabiaH6152,andbythegovernorsוּפַח֥וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346ofthecountry.

16Andkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeH6213twoH3967hundredH3967targetsofbeatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, —heappliedsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967[shekels]ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091tooneהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259target;

17andthreeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredH3967shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043ofbeatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, —heappliedthreeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969minasמָנִים֙ma.NimH4488ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091tooneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043;andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414theminthehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004oftheforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.

18Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeH6213agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678ofivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127,andoverlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823itwithrefinedgoldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091:

19thethroneלַכִּסֵּ֗הla.ki.SehH3678hadsixשֵׁ֧שׁsheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609,andthetopוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218ofthethroneלַכִּסֵּה֙la.ki.SehH3678wasroundedbehind;andtherewerearmsoneachsideattheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725oftheseatH3678,andtwoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738stoodעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besidethearms;

20andtwelvelionsאֲרָיִ֗ים'a.ra.YimH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975thereontheoneH2088sideandontheotheruponthesixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609:therewasnotthelikemadeH6213inanykingdomמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467.

21Andallkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon's drinkingvesselsH3627wereofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,andallthevesselsH3627ofthehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004oftheforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844wereofpreciousgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:nonewereofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701, [which]wasnotoftheleastaccountinthedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofSolomonH8010.

22Forthekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428hadontheseaבַּיָּ֔םbai.YamH3220aTarshish-fleet,withthefleetofHiramחִירָ֑םchi.RamH2438:onceinthreeלְשָׁלֹ֨שׁle.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141cameH935theTarshish-fleet,bringingH935goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,andapes,andpeacocks.

23Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wasgreaterוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431thanallthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776inrichesH6239andinwisdomוּלְחָכְמָֽה׃u.le.cha.khe.MahH2451.

24Andalltheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245thepresenceH6440ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,tohearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085hiswisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451,whichGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414inhisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

25AndtheybroughtH935everymanH376hispresent,vesselsH3627ofsilverכֶסֶף֩khe.SefH3701,andvesselsH3627ofgoldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091,andclothing,andarmour,andspicesH1314,horsesH5483andmulesH6505,arateyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141byyearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ סbe.sha.NahH8141.

26AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohH8010gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622chariotsH7393andhorsemenוּפָרָשִׁים֒u.fa.ra.ShimH6571;andhehadathousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505fourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredH3967chariotsH7393,andtwelvethousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571;andheplacedtheminthechariot-cities,andwiththekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

27Andthekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeH5414silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389asstonesH68,andcedarsהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730madeH5414heasthesycamoresthatareinthelowlandforabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

28AndtheexportationofhorsesH5483thatSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010hadwasfromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:acaravanoftheking'smerchantsfetchedadrove [ofhorsesH5483],atapriceבִּמְחִֽיר׃bim.ChirH4242.

29Andachariotמֶרְכָּבָ֤הmer.ka.VahH4818cameH3318upandwentH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714forsixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337hundredH3967[shekels]ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,andahorseוְס֖וּסve.SusH5483forahundredH3967andfiftyבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםba.cha.mi.ShimH2572;andsotheybroughtH3318[them]bytheirmeans,forallthekingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428oftheHittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850andforthekingsוּלְמַלְכֵ֥יu.le.mal.KheiH4428ofSyria.

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