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1 Kings 10:6-9

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.

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