Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 5:1-3

1And Hiramחִירָ֨םchi.RamH2438kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Tyreצ֤וֹרTzorH6865sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650unto SolomonH8010;for he had heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085that they had anointedמָשְׁח֥וּma.she.ChuH4886him kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428in the room of his fatherאָבִ֑יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1:for Hiramחִירָ֛םchi.RamH2438was everH3117a loverאֹהֵ֗ב'o.HevH157of Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732.

2And SolomonH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to Hiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Thou knowestיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045how that Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1couldיָכֹל֙ya.KholH3201not buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֗יִתBa.yitH1004unto the nameלְשֵׁם֙le.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430forמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the warsהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421which were about him on every sideסְבָבֻ֑הוּse.va.Vu.huH5437,Until Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068putתֵּת־tet-H5414them under the solesכַּפּ֥וֹתka.PotH3709of his feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.liH7272.

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