Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 10:18-23

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.

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