New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 9:13-24

13Now the weightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֥אba'H935to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010in oneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141was 666מֵא֛וֹת וְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםme.'ot ve.shi.ShimH8337 H3967 H8346talentsכִּכְּרֵ֥יki.ke.ReiH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091,

14besidesלְבַ֞דle.VadH905 H4480that which the tradersהַתָּרִ֛יםha.ta.RimH376 H8446and merchantsוְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖יםve.ha.so.cha.RimH5503broughtמְבִיאִ֑יםme.vi.'ImH935;and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428of Arabiaעֲרַב֙'a.RavH6152and the governorsוּפַח֣וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346of the countryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776broughtמְבִיאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010.

15Kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213200מָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967largeH6793shieldsצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793of beatenH7819goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,usingיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927600שֵׁ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙shesh me.'OtH8337 H3967shekels ofbeatenH7819goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091on eachהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259largeH6793shieldהַצִּנָּ֥הha.tzi.NahH6793.

16He made300וּשְׁלֹשׁ־ מֵא֤וֹתu.she.losh- me.'otH7969 H3967shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043of beatenH7819goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,usingיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekels of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091on eachהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043,and the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in the houseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004of the forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.

17Moreover, the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678of ivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127and overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with pureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

18There weresixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609to the throneלַ֠כִּסֵּאLa.ki.se'H3678and a footstoolוְכֶ֨בֶשׁve.Khe.veshH3534in goldבַּזָּהָ֤בba.za.HavH2091attachedמָאֳחָזִ֔יםmo.'o.cha.ZimH270to the throneלַכִּסֵּא֙la.ki.Se'H3678, andarmsוְיָד֛וֹתve.ya.DotH3027on eachמִזֶּ֥הmi.ZehH2088sideוּמִזֶּ֖הu.mi.ZehH2088of the seatמְק֣וֹם הַשָּׁ֑בֶתme.Kom ha.Sha.vetH4725 H7675,and twoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681thearmsהַיָּדֽוֹת׃hai.ya.DotH3027.

19Twelveוּשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240lionsאֲרָי֗וֹת'a.ra.YotH738were standingעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033on the sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609on the oneH2088sideH2088and on the otherH2088;nothingלֹא־lo'-H3808likeכֵ֖ןkhenH3651itwas madeנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213for anyלְכָל־le.kholH3605otherkingdomמַמְלָכָֽה׃mam.la.KhahH4467.

20Allוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010drinkingמַשְׁקֵ֨הmash.KehH4945vesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627wereof goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and allוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605the vesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844wereof pureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701was not consideredנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803valuableלִמְאֽוּמָה׃lim.'U.mahH3972in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.

21For the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428had shipsאֳנִיּ֤וֹת'o.ni.YotH591which wentהֹלְכ֣וֹתho.le.KhotH1980to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659with the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Huramחוּרָ֑םchu.RamH2361;onceאַחַת֩'a.ChatH259every threeלְשָׁל֨וֹשׁle.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141the shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659cameתָּב֣וֹאנָה׀ta.Vo.nahH935bringingנֹֽשְׂאוֹת֙no.se.'OtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143and apesוְקוֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971and peacocksוְתוּכִּיִּֽים׃ פve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

22So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010becameH1431greaterוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431thanH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in richesלְעֹ֖שֶׁרle.'O.sherH6239and wisdomוְחָכְמָֽה׃ve.cha.khe.MahH2451.

23And allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776were seekingמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,to hearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085his wisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in his heartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

24They broughtמְבִיאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935everyH376manH376his giftמִנְחָת֡וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,articlesH3627of silverכֶסֶף֩khe.SefH3701and goldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091,garmentsוּשְׂלָמוֹת֙u.se.la.mOtH8008,weaponsנֵ֣שֶׁקNe.shekH5402,spicesוּבְשָׂמִ֔יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314,horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483and mulesוּפְרָדִ֑יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505,soH1697muchH1697yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141by yearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ פbe.sha.NahH8141.

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