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2 Chronicles 9:20-27

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 pureH5458goldזָהָ֣בza.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.ChatH259everythreeלְשָׁל֨וֹשׁle.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141the shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659cameתָּב֣וֹאנָה׀ta.Vo.nahH935bringingנֹֽשְׂאוֹת֙no.se.'OtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,apesוְקוֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971,and peacocksוְתוּכִּיִּֽים׃ פve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

22So Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010becameH1431greaterוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431thanH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in wealthלְעֹ֖שֶׁרle.'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 were bringingמְבִיאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of themhis giftמִנְחָת֡וֹmin.cha.ToH4503:articlesH3627of silverכֶסֶף֩khe.SefH3701and goldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091,garmentsוּשְׂלָמוֹת֙u.se.la.mOtH8008,weaponsנֵ֣שֶׁקNe.shekH5402,balsamH1314oilH1314,horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,and mulesוּפְרָדִ֑יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505,soH1697muchH1697yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141by yearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ פbe.sha.NahH8141.

25Now Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֜הlish.lo.MohH8010hadוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961fourאַרְבַּעַת֩'ar.ba.'AtH702thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505stallsאֻֽרְי֤וֹת'ur.YotH723for horsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483and chariotsוּמַרְכָּב֔וֹתu.mar.ka.VotH4818and twelveוּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רu.she.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and he stationedוַיַּנִּיחֵם֙vai.ya.ni.ChemH5117them in the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892and with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

26He was rulerמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910over allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֑יםha.me.la.KhimH4428from the EuphratesRiverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and as farH5704as the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

27And the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701as commonas stonesכָּאֲבָנִ֑יםka.'a.va.NimH68in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and he madeנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414cedarsהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730as plentifulלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230as sycamoreH8256treesH8256that are in thelowlandבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הba.she.fe.LahH8219.

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