New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 9:1-10

1Now when the queenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardשָֽׁמְעָה֮sha.me.'AhH8085of the fameשֵׁ֣מַעShe.ma'H8088of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֒she.lo.MohH8010,she cameוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389to testלְנַסּוֹת֩le.na.sOtH5254Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010with difficultבְחִיד֜וֹתve.chi.DotH2420questionsH2420.She had a veryמְאֹ֡דme.'OdH3966largeכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515retinueבְּחַ֣יִלbe.Cha.yilH2428,with camelsוּ֠גְמַלִּיםU.ge.ma.limH1581carryingנֹשְׂאִ֨יםno.se.'ImH5375spicesבְּשָׂמִ֧יםbe.sa.MimH1314and a largeH7230amountH7230of goldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091and preciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68;and when she cameוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,she spokeוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696with him about allכָּל־kol-H3605that was on her heartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

2Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010answeredוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046allכָּל־kol-H3605her questionsדְּבָרֶ֑יהָde.va.Rei.haH1697;nothingדָּבָר֙da.VarH3808 H1697was hiddenנֶעְלַ֤םne'.LamH5956from Solomonמִשְּׁלֹמֹ֔הmi.she.lo.MohH8010whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834he did notexplainהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046to her.

3When the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614had seenוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200the wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,the houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had builtבָּנָֽה׃ba.NahH1129,

4the foodוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978at his tableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979,the seatingוּמוֹשַׁ֣בu.mo.ShavH4186of his servantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650,the attendanceוּמַעֲמַ֨דu.ma.'a.MadH4612of his ministersמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוme.sha.re.TavH8334and their attireוּמַלְבּֽוּשֵׁיהֶ֗םu.mal.bu.shei.HemH4403,his cupbearersוּמַשְׁקָיו֙u.mash.KavH4945and their attireוּמַלְבּ֣וּשֵׁיהֶ֔םu.mal.Bu.shei.HemH4403, andhis stairwayH5930by whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927up to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,she was breathlessוְלֹא־ רֽוּחַ׃ve.lo'- Ru.achH3808 H7307.

5Then she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “It was a trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571reportהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085in my own landבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776aboutH5921your wordsדְּבָרֶ֖יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697and your wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

6Nevertheless I did not believeהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiH539their reportsלְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗םle.div.rei.HemH1697untilעַ֤ד'adH5704 H834I cameבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935and my eyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869had seenוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7200it. And beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,the halfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677of the greatnessמַרְבִּ֣יתmar.BitH4768of your wisdomחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451was not toldהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046me. You surpassיָסַ֕פְתָּya.Saf.taH3254the reportהַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הha.she.mu.'AhH8052that I heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.

7Howblessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835are your menH376, howblessedוְאַשְׁרֵ֖יve.'ash.ReiH835are theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428your servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650who standהָעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548and hearוְשֹׁמְעִ֖יםve.sho.me.'ImH8085your wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

8Blessedבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834delightedחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654in you,settingלְתִתְּךָ֤le.ti.te.KhaH5414you on His throneכִּסְאוֹ֙kis.'OH3678as kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428for the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;because your Godאֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430lovedבְּאַהֲבַ֨תbe.'a.ha.VatH157Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478establishingלְהַעֲמִיד֣וֹle.ha.'a.mi.DoH5975them foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,therefore He madeוַיִּתֶּנְךָ֤vai.yi.ten.KhaH5414you kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428overH5921them, to doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.”

9Then she gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414the kingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428one hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀ve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091and a veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230amount ofspicesוּבְשָׂמִ֛יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314and preciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68;there hadH1961neverוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808beenH1961spiceכַּבֹּ֣שֶׂםka.Bo.semH1314like that whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveנָתְנָ֥הna.te.NahH5414to Kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

10The servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of Huramחוּרָם֙chi.ramH2361and the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834broughtהֵבִ֥יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091from Ophirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211,alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571broughtהֵבִ֛יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935algumאַלְגּוּמִּ֖ים'al.gu.MimH418treesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086and preciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

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