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2 Chronicles 8:15-18

15And they departedסָרוּ֩sa.RuH5493not from the commandmentמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687of the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428unto the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֛םve.hal.vi.YimH3881concerning any matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697,or concerning the treasuresוְלָאֹצָרֽוֹת׃ve.la.'o.tza.RotH214.

16Now all the workמְלֶ֣אכֶתme.Le.khetH4399of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010was preparedוַתִּכֹּן֙va.ti.KonH3559unto the dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117of the foundationמוּסַ֥דmu.SadH4143of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and until it was finishedכְּלֹת֑וֹke.lo.ToH3615. Sothe houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068was perfectedשָׁלֵ֖םsha.LemH8003.

17Then wentהָלַ֨ךְha.LakhH1980Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010to Ezion–geberH6100,and to Elothאֵיל֛וֹת'ei.LotH359,at the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220sideשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

18And Huramחוּרָ֨םchu.RamH2361sentוַיִּֽשְׁלַֽח־vai.yish.lach-H7971him by the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his servantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650shipsאֳנִיּ֗וֹת'o.ni.yotH591,and servantsוַעֲבָדִים֮va.'a.va.DimH5650that had knowledgeי֣וֹדְעֵיYod.'eiH3045of the seaיָם֒yamH3220;and they wentוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935with the servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010to Ophirאוֹפִ֔ירָה'o.Fi.rahH211,and tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thence fourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,and broughtוַיָּבִ֖יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935themto kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

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