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1 Kings 10:18-27

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.

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