New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 5:8-18

8So Hiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971wordto Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “I have heardשָׁמַ֕עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the messagewhichH834you have sentשָׁלַ֖חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971me; I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213whatH2656you desireחֶפְצְךָ֔chef.tze.KhaH2656concerning the cedarאֲרָזִ֖ים'a.ra.ZimH730and cypressבְרוֹשִֽׁים׃ve.ro.ShimH1265timberH6086.

9My servantsעֲ֠בָדַי'A.va.daiH5650will bringיֹרִ֨דוּyo.Ri.duH3381themdownH3381from Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844to the seaH3220;and I will makeאֲשִׂימֵ֨ם'a.si.MemH7760them into raftsדֹּבְר֤וֹתdoe.RotH1702to goby seaH3220to the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereH834youdirectתִּשְׁלַ֥חtish.LachH7971me, and I will have them brokenוְנִפַּצְתִּ֥יםve.ni.patz.TimH5310up thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,and you shall carryתִשָּׂ֑אti.Sa'H5375them away. Thenyou shall accomplishתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213my desireחֶפְצִ֔יchef.TziH2656by givingH5414foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899to my householdבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004.”

10SoHiramחִיר֜וֹםchi.RomH2438gaveנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414SolomonH8010as muchH3605as he desiredחֶפְצֽוֹ׃chef.TzoH2656of the cedarאֲרָזִ֛ים'a.ra.ZimH730and cypressבְרוֹשִׁ֖יםve.ro.ShimH1265timberH6086.

11Solomonוּשְׁלֹמֹה֩u.she.lo.MohH8010then gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414Hiramלְחִירָ֜םle.chi.RamH243820,000עֶשְׂרִים֩ אֶ֨לֶף'es.Rim 'E.lefH6242 H505korsכֹּ֤רkorH3734of wheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406as foodמַכֹּ֣לֶתma.Ko.letH4361for his householdלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004,and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242korsכֹּ֖רkorH3734of beatenכָּתִ֑יתka.TitH3795oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081;thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010would giveיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414Hiramלְחִירָ֖םle.chi.RamH2438yearשָׁנָ֥הsha.NahH8141by yearבְשָׁנָֽה׃ פve.sha.NahH8141.

12The Lordוַיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414wisdomחָכְמָה֙chokh.mahH2451to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010,justH3512as HepromisedH1696him; and there was peaceשָׁלֹ֗םsha.LomH7965betweenH996Hiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438and Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,and the twoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285.

13NowKingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010leviedוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927forcedH4522laborersH4522from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and the forcedH4522laborersH4522numberedוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH196130,000שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףshe.lo.Shim 'E.lefH7970 H505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

14He sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971them to Lebanonלְבָנ֗וֹנָהle.va.No.nahH3844,10,000עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת אֲלָפִ֤ים'a.Se.ret 'a.la.FimH6235 H505a monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320in relaysחֲלִיפ֔וֹתcha.li.FotH2487;they were in Lebanonבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןva.le.va.NonH3844a monthחֹ֚דֶשׁCho.deshH2320andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֖יםcho.da.ShimH2320at homeבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004. AndAdoniramוַאֲדֹנִירָ֖םva.'a.do.ni.RamH141wasoverעַל־'al-H5921the forcedהַמַּֽס׃ סha.MasH4522laborersH4522.

15NowSolomonH8010hadH196170,000שִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףshiv.'Im 'E.lefH7657 H505transportersנֹשֵׂ֣א סַבָּ֑לno.Se' sa.BalH5449 H5375,and 80,000וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףu.she.mo.Nim 'E.lefH8084 H505hewersחֹצֵ֥בcho.TzevH2672of stonein the mountainsבָּהָֽר׃ba.HarH2022,

16besidesלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905 H4480Solomon’sH80103,300אֲלָפִ֖ים מֵא֑וֹת'a.la.Fim me.'otH7969 H505 H3967chiefמִשָּׂרֵ֨יmi.sa.ReiH8269deputiesהַנִּצָּבִ֤יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wereoverעַל־'al-H5921theprojectהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399andwho ruledהָרֹדִ֣יםha.ro.DimH7287over the peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971who were doingהָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.SimH6213the workבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399.

17Thenthe kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680,and they quarriedוַיַּסִּעוּ֩vai.ya.si.'UH5265greatגְּדֹל֜וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֨ים'a.va.NimH68,costlyיְקָר֛וֹתye.ka.RotH3368stonesאֲבָנִ֧ים'a.va.NimH68,to layH3245the foundationH3245of the houseH1004with cutגָזִֽית׃ga.ZitH1496stonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68.

18So Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010buildersבֹּנֵ֧יbo.NeiH1129andHiram’sחִיר֖וֹםchi.RomH2438buildersוּבֹנֵ֥יu.vo.NeiH1129andthe Gebalitesוְהַגִּבְלִ֑יםve.ha.giv.LimH1382cutוַֽיִּפְסְל֞וּvai.yif.se.LuH6458them, and preparedוַיָּכִ֛ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559the timbersהָעֵצִ֥יםha.'e.TzimH6086and the stonesוְהָאֲבָנִ֖יםve.ha.'a.va.NimH68to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ פha.Ba.yitH1004.

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