Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 4:3-12

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.

8And these aretheir namesשְׁמוֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034:The son of HurH1133,in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669:

9The son of DekarH1857 H1128,in Makazבְּמָקַ֥ץbe.ma.KatzH4739,and in Shaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169,and Beth–shemeshH1053,and Elon–beth–hananH358:

10The son of Hesedחֶ֖סֶדChe.sedH2618 H1136,in Arubothבָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹתba.'a.ru.BotH700; to him pertainedSochohשֹׂכֹ֖הso.KhohH7755,and all the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Hepherחֵֽפֶר׃ סChe.ferH2660:

11The son of AbinadabH1125,in all the regionH5299of Dorדֹּ֑ארDorH1756;which had Taphathטָפַת֙ta.FatH2955the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802:

12Baanaבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahiludאֲחִיל֔וּד'a.chi.LudH286; to him pertainedTaanachתַּעְנַ֖ךְta'.NakhH8590and Megiddoוּמְגִדּ֑וֹu.me.gi.DoH4023,and all Beth–sheanH1052, which isbyאֵ֨צֶל'E.tzelH681Zartanahצָרְתַ֜נָהtza.re.Ta.nahH6891beneath Jezreelלְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלle.yiz.re.'ElH3157,from Beth–sheanH1052to Abel–meholahH65, even unto the place that isbeyondמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jokneamלְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ סle.ya.ke.mo.'AmH3361:

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