Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 4:7-19

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:

13The son of GeberH1127,in Ramoth–gileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH7433 H1568; to him pertainedthe townsחַוֹּת֩cha.VotH2333of Jairיָאִ֨ירya.'IrH2971the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehH4519, which arein Gileadבַּגִּלְעָ֗דba.gil.'AdH1568; to him also pertainedthe regionחֶ֤בֶלChe.velH2256of Argobאַרְגֹּב֙'ar.GoH709, which isin Bashanבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןba.ba.ShanH1316,threescoreשִׁשִּׁים֙shi.ShimH8346greatגְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotH1419citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892with wallsחוֹמָ֖הcho.MahH2346and brasenנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ סne.Cho.shetH5178barsוּבְרִ֥יחַu.ve.Ri.achH1280:

14Ahinadabאֲחִֽינָדָ֥ב'a.chi.na.DavH292the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Iddoעִדֹּ֖א'i.Do'H5714hadMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃ma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266:

15Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֖עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290wasin Naphtaliבְּנַפְתָּלִ֑יbe.naf.ta.LiH5321;he also tookלָקַ֛חla.KachH3947Basmathבָּשְׂמַ֥תba.se.MatH1315the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802:

16Baanahבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hushaiחוּשָׁ֔יchu.ShaiH2365wasin Asherבְּאָשֵׁ֖רbe.'a.SherH836and in Alothוּבְעָלֽוֹת׃ סu.ve.'a.LotH1175:

17Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Paruahפָּר֖וּחַpa.Ru.achH6515,in Issacharבְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃ סbe.yi.so.sh.KharH3485:

18Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֥יshim.'IH8096the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Elahאֵלָ֖א'e.La'H414,in Benjaminבְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סbe.vin.ya.MinH1144:

19Geberגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1398the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Uriאֻרִ֖י'u.RiH221wasin the countryבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Gileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568, inthe countryאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776of Sihonסִיח֣וֹן׀si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567,and of Ogוְעֹג֙ve.'OgH5747kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316; and he wasthe onlyאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259officerוּנְצִ֥יבu.ne.TzivH5333which wasin the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

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