Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 5:7-9

7And it came to pass, when Hiramחִירָ֛םchi.RamH2438heardכִּשְׁמֹ֧עַkish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsH1697of SolomonH8010,that he rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֣חvai.yis.MachH8055greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,which hath givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414unto Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732a wiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121over this greatהָרָ֖בha.RavH7227peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

8And Hiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,I have consideredשָׁמַ֕עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the things which thou sentestשָׁלַ֖חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971to me for: andI will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213all thy desireחֶפְצְךָ֔chef.tze.KhaH2656concerning timberבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of cedarאֲרָזִ֖ים'a.ra.ZimH730,and concerning timberוּבַעֲצֵ֥יu.va.'a.TzeiH6086of firבְרוֹשִֽׁים׃ve.ro.ShimH1265.

9My servantsעֲ֠בָדַי'A.va.daiH5650shall bring themdownיֹרִ֨דוּyo.Ri.duH3381from Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844unto the seaH3220:and I will conveyאֲשִׂימֵ֨ם'a.si.MemH7760them by seaH3220in floatsדֹּבְר֤וֹתdoe.RotH1702unto the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725that thou shalt appointתִּשְׁלַ֥חtish.LachH7971me, and will cause them to be dischargedוְנִפַּצְתִּ֥יםve.ni.patz.TimH5310there, and thou shalt receiveתִשָּׂ֑אti.Sa'H5375them:and thou shalt accomplishתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213my desireחֶפְצִ֔יchef.TziH2656,in givingH5414foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899for my householdבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004.

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