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1 Kings 9:15-19

15And this isthe reasonדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the levyהַמַּ֜סha.MasH4522which kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010raisedהֶעֱלָ֣ה׀he.'e.LahH5927;for to buildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,and his own houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,and Milloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407,and the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and Hazorחָצֹ֥רcha.TzorH2674,and Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023,and Gezerגָּֽזֶר׃Ga.zerH1507.

16ForPharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714had gone upעָלָ֗ה'a.LahH5927,and takenוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920Gezerגֶּ֙זֶר֙ge.zerH1507,and burntוַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּvai.yis.re.FahH8313it with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and slainהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669that dweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427in the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892,and givenוַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙vai.yi.te.NahH5414it fora presentשִׁלֻּחִ֔יםshi.lu.ChimH7964unto his daughterלְבִתּ֖וֹle.vi.ToH1323,Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

17And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Gezerגָּ֔זֶרGa.zerH1507,and Beth–horonH1032the netherתַּחְתּֽוֹן׃tach.TonH8481,

18And Baalathבַּעֲלָ֛תba.'a.LatH1191,and Tadmorתַּדְמֹ֥רta.marH8412in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776,

19And all the citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892of storeהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ha.mis.ke.nOtH4543that Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010had, and citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892for his chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393,and citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892for his horsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571,and thatחֵ֣שֶׁקChe.shekH2837which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010desiredחָשַׁק֙cha.ShakH2836to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and in Lebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844,and in all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

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