Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 9:1-10

1And when the queenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardשָֽׁמְעָה֮sha.me.'AhH8085of the fameשֵׁ֣מַעShe.ma'H8088of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֒she.lo.MohH8010,she cameוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to proveלְנַסּוֹת֩le.na.sOtH5254Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010with hard questionsבְחִיד֜וֹתve.chi.DotH2420at Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,with a veryמְאֹ֡דme.'OdH3966greatכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515companyבְּחַ֣יִלbe.Cha.yilH2428,and camelsוּ֠גְמַלִּיםU.ge.ma.limH1581that bareנֹשְׂאִ֨יםno.se.'ImH5375spicesבְּשָׂמִ֧יםbe.sa.MimH1314,and goldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091in abundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230,and preciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68:and when she was comeוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,she communedוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696with him of all that was in her heartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

2And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046her all her questionsH1697:and there was nothing hidנֶעְלַ֤םne'.LamH5956from Solomonמִשְּׁלֹמֹ֔הmi.she.lo.MohH8010which he toldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046her not.

3And when the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614had seenוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200the wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,and the houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that he had builtבָּנָֽה׃ba.NahH1129,

4And the meatוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978of his tableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979,and the sittingוּמוֹשַׁ֣בu.mo.ShavH4186of his servantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650,and the attendanceוּמַעֲמַ֨דu.ma.'a.MadH4612of his ministersמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוme.sha.re.TavH8334,and their apparelוּמַלְבּֽוּשֵׁיהֶ֗םu.mal.bu.shei.HemH4403;his cupbearersH8248also, and their apparelוּמַלְבּ֣וּשֵׁיהֶ֔םu.mal.Bu.shei.HemH4403;and his ascentוַעֲלִיָּת֔וֹva.'a.li.ya.ToH5944by which he went upיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;there was no more spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307in her.

5And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, It wasa trueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571reportהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697which I heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085in mine own landבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776of thine actsדְּבָרֶ֖יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697,and of thy wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451:

6Howbeit I believedהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiH539not their wordsלְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗םle.div.rei.HemH1697,until I cameבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935,and mine eyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869had seenוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7200it:and, behold, the one halfחֲצִ֖יcha.TziH2677of the greatnessמַרְבִּ֣יתmar.BitH4768of thy wisdomחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָcha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451was not toldהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046me: forthou exceedestיָסַ֕פְתָּya.Saf.taH3254the fameהַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הha.she.mu.'AhH8052that I heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.

7Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835arethy menאֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ'a.na.Shei.khaH582,and happyוְאַשְׁרֵ֖יve.'ash.ReiH835arethese thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,which standהָעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and hearוְשֹׁמְעִ֖יםve.sho.me.'ImH8085thy wisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

8Blessedבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1288be Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,which delightedחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654in thee to setלְתִתְּךָ֤le.ti.te.KhaH5414thee on his throneכִּסְאוֹ֙kis.'OH3678, to bekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428for Yhwhלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:because thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֤יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430lovedH160Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,to establishלְהַעֲמִיד֣וֹle.ha.'a.mi.DoH5975them for everלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,therefore madeוַיִּתֶּנְךָ֤vai.yi.ten.KhaH5414he thee kingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428over them, to doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֥טmish.PatH4941and justiceוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

9And she gaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414the kingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428an hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀ve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603of goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,and of spicesוּבְשָׂמִ֛יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314greatמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966abundanceלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230,and preciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68:neither was there any such spiceכַּבֹּ֣שֶׂםka.Bo.semH1314as the queenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436of Shebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveנָתְנָ֥הna.te.NahH5414kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

10And the servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650also of Huramחוּרָם֙chi.ramH2361,and the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,which broughtהֵבִ֥יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091from Ophirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211,broughtהֵבִ֛יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935algumאַלְגּוּמִּ֖ים'al.gu.MimH418treesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086and preciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

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