Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 10:4-7

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.

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