Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 10:21-23

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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