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1 Kings 4:7-19

7Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞הve.lish.lo.MohH8010had twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240deputiesנִצָּבִים֙ni.tza.VimH5324overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who providedH3557foodH3557for the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004;eachהָאֶחָ֖דha.e.chadH259deputyhadיִהְיֶ֥ה עַל־yih.Yeh 'al-H1961 H5921to provideH3557foodH3557for a monthחֹ֧דֶשׁCho.deshH2320in the yearבַּשָּׁנָ֛הba.sha.NahH8141.

8And theseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428weretheir namesשְׁמוֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034:Ben-hurH1133, in thehillבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669;

9Ben-dekerH1128in Makazבְּמָקַ֥ץbe.ma.KatzH4739andShaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169, andBeth-shemeshH1053,and Elonbeth-hananH358;

10Ben-hesedH1136in Arubbothבָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹתba.'a.ru.BotH700(Socohשֹׂכֹ֖הso.KhohH7755washis and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofHepherחֵֽפֶר׃ סChe.ferH2660);

11Ben-abinadabH1125inallכָּל־kol-H3605thehillsH5299of Dorדֹּ֑ארDorH1756(Taphathטָפַת֙ta.FatH2955the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010was his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802);

12Baanaבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֔וּד'a.chi.LudH286inTaanachתַּעְנַ֖ךְta'.NakhH8590and Megiddoוּמְגִדּ֑וֹu.me.gi.DoH4023,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Beth-sheanH1052whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834is besideאֵ֨צֶל'E.tzelH681Zarethanצָרְתַ֜נָהtza.re.Ta.nahH6891belowמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478Jezreelלְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלle.yiz.re.'ElH3157,from Beth-sheanH1052toAbel-meholahH65as farH5704as the otherמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideH5676ofJokmeamלְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ סle.ya.ke.mo.'AmH3361;

13Ben-geberH1127inRamoth-gileadH7433(the villagesחַוֹּת֩cha.VotH2333of Jairיָאִ֨ירya.'IrH2971,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehH4519,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are in GileadH1568were his:the regionחֶ֤בֶלChe.velH2256of Argobאַרְגֹּב֙'ar.GoH709,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןba.ba.ShanH1316,sixtyשִׁשִּׁים֙shi.ShimH8346greatגְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotH1419citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892with wallsחוֹמָ֖הcho.MahH2346and bronzeנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ סne.Cho.shetH5178barsוּבְרִ֥יחַu.ve.Ri.achH1280were his);

14Ahinadabאֲחִֽינָדָ֥ב'a.chi.na.DavH292the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Iddoעִדֹּ֖א'i.Do'H5714inMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃ma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266;

15Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֖עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290in Naphtaliבְּנַפְתָּלִ֑יbe.naf.ta.LiH5321(he alsoגַּם־gam-H1571marriedלָקַ֛ח לְאִשָּֽׁה׃la.Kach le.'i.ShahH3947 H802Basemathבָּשְׂמַ֥תba.se.MatH1315the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010);

16Baanaבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHushaiחוּשָׁ֔יchu.ShaiH2365in Asherבְּאָשֵׁ֖רbe.'a.SherH836andBealothוּבְעָלֽוֹת׃ סu.ve.'a.LotH1175;

17Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Paruahפָּר֖וּחַpa.Ru.achH6515in Issacharבְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃ סbe.yi.so.sh.KharH3485;

18Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֥יshim.'IH8096the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Elaאֵלָ֖א'e.La'H414in Benjaminבְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סbe.vin.ya.MinH1144;

19Geberגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1398the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uriאֻרִ֖י'u.RiH221in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Gileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568,the countryאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776of Sihonסִיח֣וֹן׀si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567and of Ogוְעֹג֙ve.'OgH5747kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316; and he wasthe onlyאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259deputyוּנְצִ֥יבu.ne.TzivH5333whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasin the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

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