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1 Kings 9:15-24

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.

20Andall the peopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971that wereleftהַנּוֹתָ֨רha.no.TarH3498of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567,Hittitesהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850,Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּי֙ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522,Hivitesהַחִוִּ֣יha.chi.ViH2340,and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983, which werenot of the childrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,

21Their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121that were leftנֹתְר֤וּno.te.RuH3498afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310them in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,whom the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478also were not ableיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201utterly to destroyלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763,upon those did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010levyוַיַּעֲלֵ֤םvai.ya.'a.LemH5927a tributeלְמַס־le.mas-H4522of bondserviceעֹבֵ֔ד'o.VedH5647unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

22But of the childrenוּמִבְּנֵי֙u.mi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010makeנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414no bondmenעָ֑בֶד'A.vedH5650: but they weremenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and his servantsוַעֲבָדָיו֙va.'a.va.DavH5650,and his princesוְשָׂרָ֣יוve.sa.RavH8269,and his captainsוְשָׁלִשָׁ֔יוve.sha.li.ShavH7991,and rulersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of his chariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393,and his horsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ סu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

23These werethe chiefשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the officersהַנִּצָּבִ֗יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324that wereover Solomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010workהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399,fiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,which bare ruleהָרֹדִ֣יםha.ro.DimH7287over the peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971that wroughtהָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.SimH6213in the workבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399.

24But Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323came upעָֽלְתָה֙'al.TahH5927out of the cityמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732unto her houseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004which Solomonhad builtבָּֽנָה־ba.nah-H1129for her: then did he buildבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129Milloהַמִּלּֽוֹא׃ha.mi.Lo'H4407.

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