Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 10:16-20

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.

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