Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 4:1-7

1So kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010was kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

2And these werethe princesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269which he had; Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zadokצָד֖וֹקtza.DokH6659the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סha.ko.HenH3548,

3Elihorephאֱלִיחֹ֧רֶף'e.li.Cho.refH456and Ahiahוַאֲחִיָּ֛הva.'a.chi.YahH281,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Shishaשִׁישָׁ֖אshi.Sha'H7894,scribesסֹפְרִ֑יםso.fe.RimH5608;Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֖וּד'a.chi.LudH286,the recorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142.

4And Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֥הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֖עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077wasover the armyהַצָּבָ֑אha.tza.Va'H6635:and Zadokוְצָד֥וֹקve.tza.DokH6659and Abiatharוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רve.'ev.ya.TarH54werethe priestsכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ סko.ha.NimH3548:

5And Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416wasover the officersהַנִּצָּבִ֑יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324:and Zabudוְזָב֧וּדve.za.VudH2071the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416wasprincipal officerכֹּהֵ֖ןko.HenH3548, andthe king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428friendרֵעֶ֥הre.'EhH7463:

6And Ahisharוַאֲחִישָׁ֖רva.'a.chi.SharH301wasover the householdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:and Adoniramוַאֲדֹנִירָ֥םva.'a.do.ni.RamH141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abdaעַבְדָּ֖א'av.Da'H5653wasover the tributeהַמַּֽס׃ סha.MasH4522.

7And Solomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞הve.lish.lo.MohH8010had twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147officersנִצָּבִים֙ni.tza.VimH5324over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which provided victualsוְכִלְכְּל֥וּve.khil.ke.LuH3557for the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004:each manהָאֶחָ֖דha.e.chadH259his monthחֹ֧דֶשׁCho.deshH2320in a yearבַּשָּׁנָ֛הba.sha.NahH8141made provisionלְכַלְכֵּֽל׃ סle.khal.KelH3557.

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