Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 9:10-14

10And it came to pass at the endמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097of twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,when Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010had builtבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147housesהַבָּתִּ֑יםha.ba.TimH1004,the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,

11(NowHiramחִירָ֣םchi.RamH2438the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Tyreצֹ֠רtzorH6865had furnishedנִשָּׂ֨אni.Sa'H5375Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010with cedarאֲרָזִ֨ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesבַּעֲצֵי֩ba.'a.TzeiH6086and firבְרוֹשִׁ֛יםve.ro.ShimH1265treesוּבַעֲצֵ֧יu.va.'a.TzeiH6086,and with goldוּבַזָּהָ֖בu.va.za.HavH2091,according to all his desireחֶפְצ֑וֹchef.TzoH2656,)that thenאָ֡ז'azH227kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414Hiramלְחִירָם֙le.chi.RamH2438twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesעִ֔יר'IrH5892in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Galileeהַגָּלִֽיל׃ha.ga.LilH1551.

12And Hiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438came outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from Tyreמִצֹּ֔רmi.TzorH6865to seeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892which Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010had givenנָתַן־na.tan-H5414him; and they pleasedיָשְׁר֖וּ בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ya.she.Ru be.'ei.NavH5869 H3474him not.

13And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892arethese which thou hast givenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414me, my brotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251?And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121them the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Cabulכָּב֔וּלka.VulH3521unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14And Hiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971to the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428sixscoreמֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםme.'Ah ve.'es.RimH6242 H3967talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

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