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1 Kings 10:23-25

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.

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