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1 Kings 10:11-22

11And the navyאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590also of Hiramחִירָ֔םchi.RamH2438,that broughtנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091from Ophirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211,brought inהֵבִ֨יאhe.Vi'H935from Ophirמֵאֹפִ֜ירme.'o.FirH211greatמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966plentyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235of almugאַלְמֻגִּ֛ים'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֧י'a.TzeiH6086,and preciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

12And the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213of the almugהָאַלְמֻגִּ֜יםha.'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֨י'a.TzeiH6086pillarsמִסְעָ֤דmis.'AdH4552for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and for the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004,harpsוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658also and psalteriesוּנְבָלִ֖יםu.ne.va.LimH5035for singersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891:there cameבָֽא־va'-H935no such almugאַלְמֻגִּים֙'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֤י'a.TzeiH6086,nor were seenנִרְאָ֔הnir.'AhH7200unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13And kingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414unto the queenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614all her desireחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656,whatsoever she askedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592, beside thatwhich Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414her of his royalהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bountyכְּיַ֖דke.YadH3027.So she turnedוַתֵּ֛פֶןva.Te.fenH6437and wentH3212to her own countryלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776,she and her servantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ סva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.

14Now the weightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091that cameבָּ֥אba'H935to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010in oneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141was sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967threescoreשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346and sixוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8337talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091,

15Beside that he hadof the merchantmenמֵאַנְשֵׁ֣י הַתָּרִ֔יםme.'an.Shei ha.ta.RimH8446 H582,and of the traffickוּמִסְחַ֖רu.mis.CharH4536of the spice merchantsהָרֹכְלִ֑יםha.ro.khe.LimH7402,and of all the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of ArabiaH6153,and of the governorsוּפַח֥וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346of the countryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

16And kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967targetsצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793ofbeatenשָׁח֑וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsof goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to oneהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259targetהַצִּנָּ֥הha.tzi.NahH6793.

17And he madethreeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043ofbeatenשָׁח֔וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969poundמָנִים֙ma.NimH4488of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043:and the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.

18Moreover the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678of ivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127,and overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with the bestמוּפָֽז׃mu.FazH6338goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

19The throneלַכִּסֵּ֗הla.ki.SehH3678had sixשֵׁ֧שׁsheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609,and the topוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218of the throneלַכִּסֵּה֙la.ki.SehH3678wasroundעָגֹ֤ל'a.GolH5696behindמֵאַֽחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310: and there werestaysוְיָדֹ֛תve.ya.DotH3027on either side on the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of the seatהַשָּׁ֑בֶתha.Sha.vetH7675,and twoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738stoodעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681the staysהַיָּדֽוֹת׃hai.ya.DotH3027.

20And twelveוּשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147lionsאֲרָיִ֗ים'a.ra.YimH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975there on the one side and on the other upon the sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609:there was not the likeכֵ֖ןkhenH3651madeנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213in any kingdomמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467.

21And all kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010drinkingמַשְׁקֵ֨הmash.KehH4945vesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627were ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and all the vesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844were ofpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091; none were ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701:it was nothingלִמְאֽוּמָה׃lim.'U.mahH3972accountedנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803of in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.

22For the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428had at seaבַּיָּ֔םbai.YamH3220a navyאֳנִ֨י'o.NiH590of Tharshishתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishH8659with the navyאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590of Hiramחִירָ֑םchi.RamH2438:onceאַחַת֩'a.ChatH259in threeלְשָׁלֹ֨שׁle.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141cameתָּב֣וֹא׀ta.Vo'H935the navyאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590of Tharshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659,bringingנֹֽשְׂאֵת֙no.se.'EtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,and silverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,and apesוְקֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971,and peacocksוְתֻכִּיִּֽים׃ve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

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