Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 5:13-18

13And kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010raisedוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927a levyמַ֖סmasH4522out of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and the levyהַמַּ֔סha.MasH4522was thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

14And he sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971them to Lebanonלְבָנ֗וֹנָהle.va.No.nahH3844,tenעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֤ים'a.la.FimH505a monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320by coursesחֲלִיפ֔וֹתcha.li.FotH2487:a monthחֹ֚דֶשׁCho.deshH2320they were in Lebanonבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןva.le.va.NonH3844, andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֖יםcho.da.ShimH2320at homeבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004:and Adoniramוַאֲדֹנִירָ֖םva.'a.do.ni.RamH141wasover the levyהַמַּֽס׃ סha.MasH4522.

15And SolomonH8010had threescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505that bareנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375burdensסַבָּ֑לsa.BalH5449,and fourscoreוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505hewersחֹצֵ֥בcho.TzevH2672in the mountainsבָּהָֽר׃ba.HarH2022;

16Beside the chiefמִשָּׂרֵ֨יmi.sa.ReiH8269of Solomon’sH8010officersהַנִּצָּבִ֤יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324which wereover the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399,threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967,which ruledהָרֹדִ֣יםha.ro.DimH7287over the peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971that wroughtהָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.SimH6213in the workבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399.

17And the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680,and they broughtוַיַּסִּעוּ֩vai.ya.si.'UH5265greatגְּדֹל֜וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֨ים'a.va.NimH68,costlyיְקָר֛וֹתye.ka.RotH3368stonesאֲבָנִ֧ים'a.va.NimH68, andhewedגָזִֽית׃ga.ZitH1496stonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68,to lay the foundationלְיַסֵּ֥דle.ya.SedH3245of the houseH1004.

18And Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010buildersבֹּנֵ֧יbo.NeiH1129and Hiram’sחִיר֖וֹםchi.RomH2438buildersוּבֹנֵ֥יu.vo.NeiH1129did hewוַֽיִּפְסְל֞וּvai.yif.se.LuH6458them,and the stonesquarersוְהַגִּבְלִ֑יםve.ha.giv.LimH1382:so they preparedוַיָּכִ֛ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559timberהָעֵצִ֥יםha.'e.TzimH6086and stonesוְהָאֲבָנִ֖יםve.ha.'a.va.NimH68to buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ פha.Ba.yitH1004.

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