New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 10:2-10

2So she cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֗מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389with a veryמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966largeכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515entourageבְּחַיִל֮be.cha.YilH2428,with camelsגְּ֠מַלִּיםGe.ma.limH1581carryingנֹשְׂאִ֨יםno.se.'ImH5375balsamH1314oilH1314and a veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966largeרַב־rav-H7227quantity ofgoldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091and preciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68.When she cameוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,she spokeוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696to him about everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that was in her heartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

3And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010answeredוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046allכָּל־kol-H3605her questionsדְּבָרֶ֑יהָde.va.Rei.haH1697;nothingדָּבָר֙da.VarH3808 H1697was concealedנֶעְלָ֣םne'.LamH5956from the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834he did not explainהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046to her.

4When the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605the wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,and the houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that he had builtבָּנָֽה׃ba.NahH1129,

5and the foodוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978of his tableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979,the seatingוּמוֹשַׁ֣בu.mo.ShavH4186of his servantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650,the serviceוּמַעֲמַ֨דu.ma.'a.MadH4612of his waitersמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוme.sha.re.tovH8334and their attireוּמַלְבֻּֽשֵׁיהֶם֙u.mal.bu.shei.HemH4403,his cupbearersוּמַשְׁקָ֔יוu.mash.KavH4945,and his burntוְעֹ֣לָת֔וֹve.'O.la.ToH5930offeringsH5930whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he offeredיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927at the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,she was breathlessוְלֹא־ ע֖וֹד רֽוּחַ׃ve.lo'- od Ru.achH3808 H5750 H7307.

6Then she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “It was a trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571storyהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that I heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085in my own landבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776aboutH5921your wordsדְּבָרֶ֖יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697and your wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

7But I did not believeהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiH539thestoriesלַדְּבָרִ֗יםla.de.va.RimH1697untilעַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־'ad 'a.Sher-H5704 H834I cameבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935and my owneyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869sawוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7200it all.And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the halfהַחֵ֑צִיha.Che.tziH2677of itwas not reportedהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046to me. You have exceededהוֹסַ֤פְתָּho.Saf.taH3254inwisdomחָכְמָה֙chokh.mahH2451and prosperityוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896the reportהַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הha.she.mu.'AhH8052whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.

8Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835are your menH376, andblessedאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835are theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650of yours who standהָֽעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440you continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548andhearהַשֹּׁמְעִ֖יםha.sho.me.'ImH8085your wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451!

9Blessedבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834delightedחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654in you to putלְתִתְּךָ֖le.ti.te.KhaH5414you on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;because the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068lovesבְּאַהֲבַ֨תbe.'a.ha.VatH157Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,He madeוַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣vay.si.me.KhaH7760you kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.”

10Thenshe gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414the kingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428120מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀me.'Ah ve.'es.RimH3967 H6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,and a veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966largeהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235amountof balsamH1314oilH1314and preciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68.Neverלֹא־lo'-H3808againעוֹד֙'OdH5750did suchהַה֥וּאha.Hu'H1931a largeH7230quantityH7230of balsamH1314oilH1314comeבָא֩va'H935inH935as that whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveנָתְנָ֥הna.te.NahH5414Kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

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