New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 10:18-23

18Moreover, the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a largeגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678ofivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127and overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with fineמוּפָֽז׃mu.FazH6338goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

19There weresixשֵׁ֧שׁsheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609to the throneלַכִּסֵּ֗הla.ki.SehH3678and a roundעָגֹ֤ל'a.GolH5696topוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218to the throneלַכִּסֵּה֙la.ki.SehH3678at its backמֵאַֽחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310, andarmrestsוְיָדֹ֛תve.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.tzelH681thearmrestsהַיָּדֽוֹת׃hai.ya.DotH3027.

20Twelveוּשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240lionsאֲרָיִ֗ים'a.ra.YimH738were standingעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033on the sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609on the oneH2088sideH2088and on the otherH2088;nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808likeכֵ֖ןkhenH3651itwas madeנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213foranyלְכָל־le.kholH3605other kingdomמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467.

21Now allוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010drinkingמַשְׁקֵ֨הmash.KehH4945utensilsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627wereof goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and allוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605the utensilsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the timberיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844wereof pureH5458goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.Noneאֵ֣ין'einH369was of silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701;it was not consideredנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803as amounting toanythingלִמְאֽוּמָה׃lim.'U.mahH3972in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.

22Forthe kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428had the shipsאֳנִ֨י'o.NiH590of Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishH8659at seaבַּיָּ֔םbai.YamH3220with Hiram’sחִירָ֑םchi.RamH2438shipsאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590;onceאַחַת֩'a.ChatH259every threeלְשָׁלֹ֨שׁle.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141the shipsאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590of Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659would comeתָּב֣וֹא׀ta.Vo'H935carryingנֹֽשְׂאֵת֙no.se.'EtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,monkeysוְקֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971,and peacocksוְתֻכִּיִּֽים׃ve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

23So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010becameH1431greaterוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431thanH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in wealthלְעֹ֖שֶׁרle.'O.sherH6239and wisdomוּלְחָכְמָֽה׃u.le.cha.khe.MahH2451.

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