Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 9:11-18

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.

15And this isthe reasonדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the levyהַמַּ֜סha.MasH4522which kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010raisedהֶעֱלָ֣ה׀he.'e.LahH5927;for to buildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,and his own houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,and Milloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407,and the wallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and Hazorחָצֹ֥רcha.TzorH2674,and Megiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023,and Gezerגָּֽזֶר׃Ga.zerH1507.

16ForPharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714had gone upעָלָ֗ה'a.LahH5927,and takenוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920Gezerגֶּ֙זֶר֙ge.zerH1507,and burntוַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּvai.yis.re.FahH8313it with fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and slainהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669that dweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427in the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892,and givenוַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙vai.yi.te.NahH5414it fora presentשִׁלֻּחִ֔יםshi.lu.ChimH7964unto his daughterלְבִתּ֖וֹle.vi.ToH1323,Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

17And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Gezerגָּ֔זֶרGa.zerH1507,and Beth–horonH1032the netherתַּחְתּֽוֹן׃tach.TonH8481,

18And Baalathבַּעֲלָ֛תba.'a.LatH1191,and Tadmorתַּדְמֹ֥רta.marH8412in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776,

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