Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 10:2-10

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.

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