Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 10

1And when the queenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085of the fameשֵׁ֥מַעShe.ma'H8088of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010concerning the nameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,she cameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935to proveלְנַסֹּת֖וֹle.na.so.ToH5254him with hard questionsבְּחִידֽוֹת׃be.chi.DotH2420.

2And she cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֗מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389with a veryמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966greatכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515trainבְּחַיִל֮be.cha.YilH2428,with camelsגְּ֠מַלִּיםGe.ma.limH1581that bareנֹשְׂאִ֨יםno.se.'ImH5375spicesבְּשָׂמִ֧יםbe.sa.MimH1314,and veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966muchרַב־rav-H7227goldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091,and preciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68:and when she was comeוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,she communedוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696with him of all that was in her heartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

3And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046her all her questionsדְּבָרֶ֑יהָde.va.Rei.haH1697: there was not anythingדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697hidנֶעְלָ֣םne'.LamH5956from the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,which he toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046her not.

4And when the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614had seenוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200all Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451,and the houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that he had builtבָּנָֽה׃ba.NahH1129,

5And the meatוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978of his tableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979,and the sittingוּמוֹשַׁ֣בu.mo.ShavH4186of his servantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650,and the attendanceוּמַעֲמַ֨דu.ma.'a.MadH4612of his ministersמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוme.sha.re.tovH8334,and their apparelוּמַלְבֻּֽשֵׁיהֶם֙u.mal.bu.shei.HemH4403,and his cupbearersH8248,and his ascentוְעֹ֣לָת֔וֹve.'O.la.ToH5930by which he went upיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927unto the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;there was no more spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307in her.

6And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,It was a trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571reportהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that I heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085in mine own landבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776of thy actsדְּבָרֶ֖יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697and of thy wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

7Howbeit I believedהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiH539not the wordsלַדְּבָרִ֗יםla.de.va.RimH1697,until I cameבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935,and mine eyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869had seenוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7200it:and, behold, the halfהַחֵ֑צִיha.Che.tziH2677was not toldהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046me: thy wisdomחָכְמָה֙chokh.mahH2451and prosperityוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896exceedethהוֹסַ֤פְתָּho.Saf.taH3254the fameהַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הha.she.mu.'AhH8052which I heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.

8Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835arethy menאֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ'a.na.Shei.khaH582,happyאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835arethese thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,which standהָֽעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andthat hearהַשֹּׁמְעִ֖יםha.sho.me.'ImH8085thy wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

9Blessedבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1288be Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which delightedחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654in thee, to setלְתִתְּךָ֖le.ti.te.KhaH5414thee on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:because Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068lovedH160Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478for everלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,therefore madeוַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣vay.si.me.KhaH7760he thee kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and justiceוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

10And she gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414the kingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀ve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,and of spicesוּבְשָׂמִ֛יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966great storeהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235,and preciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68:there cameבָא֩va'H935no more suchהַה֥וּאha.Hu'H1931abundanceלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230of spicesכַבֹּ֨שֶׂםkha.Bo.semH1314as these which the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveנָתְנָ֥הna.te.NahH5414to kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

11And the navyאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590also of Hiramחִירָ֔םchi.RamH2438,that broughtנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091from Ophirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211,brought inהֵבִ֨יאhe.Vi'H935from Ophirמֵאֹפִ֜ירme.'o.FirH211greatמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966plentyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235of almugאַלְמֻגִּ֛ים'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֧י'a.TzeiH6086,and preciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

12And the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213of the almugהָאַלְמֻגִּ֜יםha.'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֨י'a.TzeiH6086pillarsמִסְעָ֤דmis.'AdH4552for the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and for the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004,harpsוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658also and psalteriesוּנְבָלִ֖יםu.ne.va.LimH5035for singersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891:there cameבָֽא־va'-H935no such almugאַלְמֻגִּים֙'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֤י'a.TzeiH6086,nor were seenנִרְאָ֔הnir.'AhH7200unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13And kingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414unto the queenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614all her desireחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656,whatsoever she askedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592, beside thatwhich Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414her of his royalהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bountyכְּיַ֖דke.YadH3027.So she turnedוַתֵּ֛פֶןva.Te.fenH6437and wentH3212to her own countryלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776,she and her servantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ סva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.

14Now the weightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091that cameבָּ֥אba'H935to Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010in oneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141was sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967threescoreשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346and sixוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8337talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091,

15Beside that he hadof the merchantmenמֵאַנְשֵׁ֣י הַתָּרִ֔יםme.'an.Shei ha.ta.RimH8446 H582,and of the traffickוּמִסְחַ֖רu.mis.CharH4536of the spice merchantsהָרֹכְלִ֑יםha.ro.khe.LimH7402,and of all the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of ArabiaH6153,and of the governorsוּפַח֥וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346of the countryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

16And kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967targetsצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793ofbeatenשָׁח֑וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsof goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to oneהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259targetהַצִּנָּ֥הha.tzi.NahH6793.

17And he madethreeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043ofbeatenשָׁח֔וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969poundמָנִים֙ma.NimH4488of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to oneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043:and the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.

18Moreover the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678of ivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127,and overlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with the bestמוּפָֽז׃mu.FazH6338goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

19The throneלַכִּסֵּ֗הla.ki.SehH3678had sixשֵׁ֧שׁsheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609,and the topוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218of the throneלַכִּסֵּה֙la.ki.SehH3678wasroundעָגֹ֤ל'a.GolH5696behindמֵאַֽחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310: and there werestaysוְיָדֹ֛תve.ya.DotH3027on either side on the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of the seatהַשָּׁ֑בֶתha.Sha.vetH7675,and twoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738stoodעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681the staysהַיָּדֽוֹת׃hai.ya.DotH3027.

20And twelveוּשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147lionsאֲרָיִ֗ים'a.ra.YimH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975there on the one side and on the other upon the sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609:there was not the likeכֵ֖ןkhenH3651madeנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213in any kingdomמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467.

21And all kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010drinkingמַשְׁקֵ֨הmash.KehH4945vesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627were ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and all the vesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844were ofpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091; none were ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701:it was nothingלִמְאֽוּמָה׃lim.'U.mahH3972accountedנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803of in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.

22For the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428had at seaבַּיָּ֔םbai.YamH3220a navyאֳנִ֨י'o.NiH590of Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishH8659with the navyאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590of Hiramחִירָ֑םchi.RamH2438:onceאַחַת֩'a.ChatH259in threeלְשָׁלֹ֨שׁle.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141cameתָּב֣וֹא׀ta.Vo'H935the navyאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590of Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659,bringingנֹֽשְׂאֵת֙no.se.'EtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,and silverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,and apesוְקֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971,and peacocksוְתֻכִּיִּֽים׃ve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

23So kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010exceededוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431all the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776for richesלְעֹ֖שֶׁרle.'O.sherH6239and for wisdomוּלְחָכְמָֽה׃u.le.cha.khe.MahH2451.

24And all the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245toפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,to hearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085his wisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451,which Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in his heartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

25And they broughtמְבִאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his presentמִנְחָת֡וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of silverכֶסֶף֩khe.SefH3701,and vesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627of goldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091,and garmentsוּשְׂלָמוֹת֙u.se.la.mOtH8008,and armourוְנֵ֣שֶׁקve.Ne.shekH5402,and spicesוּבְשָׂמִ֔יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314,horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,and mulesוּפְרָדִ֑יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505,a rateדְּבַר־de.var-H1697yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141by yearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ סbe.sha.NahH8141.

26And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohH8010gathered togetherוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393and horsemenוּפָרָשִׁים֒u.fa.ra.ShimH6571:and he had a thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505and fourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393,and twelveוּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רu.she.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,whom he bestowedוַיַּנְחֵם֙vai.yan.ChemH5148in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892for chariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393,and with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

27And the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701to bein Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389as stonesכָּאֲבָנִ֑יםka.'a.va.NimH68,and cedarsהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730madeנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414he to beas the sycomore treesכַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםka.shik.MimH8256that arein the valeבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הba.she.fe.LahH8219,for abundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

28And Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010had horsesהַסּוּסִ֛יםha.su.SimH5483broughtוּמוֹצָ֧אu.mo.Tza'H4161out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and linen yarnוּמִקְוֵ֕הu.mik.VehH4723:the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428merchantsסֹחֲרֵ֣יso.cha.ReiH5503receivedיִקְח֥וּyik.ChuH3947the linen yarnמִקְוֵ֖הmik.VehH4723at a priceבִּמְחִֽיר׃bim.ChirH4242.

29And a chariotמֶרְכָּבָ֤הmer.ka.VahH4818came upוַֽ֠תַּעֲלֶהVa.ta.'a.lehH5927and went outוַתֵּצֵ֨אva.te.Tze'H3318of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714for sixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsof silverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701,and an horseוְס֖וּסve.SusH5483for an hundredוּמֵאָ֑הu.me.'AhH3967and fiftyבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםba.cha.mi.ShimH2572:and so for all the kingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428of the Hittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850,and for the kingsוּלְמַלְכֵ֥יu.le.mal.KheiH4428of Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758, did they bring themoutיֹצִֽאוּ׃ פyo.Tzi.'uH3318by their meansבְּיָדָ֥םbe.ya.DamH3027.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10