New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 9:3-6

3When the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614had seenוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200the wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,the houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had builtבָּנָֽה׃ba.NahH1129,

4the foodוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978at his tableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979,the seatingוּמוֹשַׁ֣בu.mo.ShavH4186of his servantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650,the attendanceוּמַעֲמַ֨דu.ma.'a.MadH4612of his ministersמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוme.sha.re.TavH8334and their attireוּמַלְבּֽוּשֵׁיהֶ֗םu.mal.bu.shei.HemH4403,his cupbearersוּמַשְׁקָיו֙u.mash.KavH4945and their attireוּמַלְבּ֣וּשֵׁיהֶ֔םu.mal.Bu.shei.HemH4403, andhis stairwayH5930by whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he wentH5927upH5927to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,she was breathlessוְלֹא־ רֽוּחַ׃ve.lo'- Ru.achH3808 H7307.

5Then she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “It was a trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571storyהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085in my own landבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776aboutH5921your wordsדְּבָרֶ֖יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697and your wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

6But I did not believeהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiH539theirstoriesלְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗םle.div.rei.HemH1697untilעַ֤ד'adH5704 H834I cameבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935and my owneyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869sawוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7200it all.And beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, not evenhalfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677of the greatnessמַרְבִּ֣יתmar.BitH4768of your wisdomחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451was reportedהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046to me. You have surpassedיָסַ֕פְתָּya.Saf.taH3254the reportהַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הha.she.mu.'AhH8052that I heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.

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