Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 9:20-27

20And all the drinkingמַשְׁקֵ֨הmash.KehH4945vesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627of kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010were ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and all the vesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of the forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844were ofpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091: none were ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701; it was notanyלִמְאֽוּמָה׃lim.'U.mahH3972thing accountedנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803of in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.

21For the king’sלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428shipsאֳנִיּ֤וֹת'o.ni.YotH591wentהֹלְכ֣וֹתho.le.KhotH1980to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659with the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Huramחוּרָ֑םchu.RamH2361:every threeלְשָׁל֨וֹשׁle.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141onceאַחַת֩'a.ChatH259cameתָּב֣וֹאנָה׀ta.Vo.nahH935the shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659bringingנֹֽשְׂאוֹת֙no.se.'OtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091,and silverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143,and apesוְקוֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971,and peacocksוְתוּכִּיִּֽים׃ פve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

22And kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010passedוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431all the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in richesלְעֹ֖שֶׁרle.'O.sherH6239and wisdomוְחָכְמָֽה׃ve.cha.khe.MahH2451.

23And all the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776soughtמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםme.vak.ShimH1245the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,to hearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085his wisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451,that Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in his heartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

24And they broughtמְבִיאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his presentמִנְחָת֡וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of silverכֶסֶף֩khe.SefH3701,and vesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627of goldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091,and raimentוּשְׂלָמוֹת֙u.se.la.mOtH8008,harnessנֵ֣שֶׁקNe.shekH5402,and spicesוּבְשָׂמִ֔יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314,horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,and mulesוּפְרָדִ֑יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505,a rateדְּבַר־de.var-H1697yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141by yearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ פbe.sha.NahH8141.

25And Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֜הlish.lo.MohH8010had fourאַרְבַּעַת֩'ar.ba.'AtH702thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.FimH505stallsאֻֽרְי֤וֹת'ur.YotH723for horsesסוּסִים֙su.SimH5483and chariotsוּמַרְכָּב֔וֹתu.mar.ka.VotH4818,and twelveוּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רu.she.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571;whom he bestowedH3240in the chariotהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892,and with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

26And he reignedמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910over all the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֑יםha.me.la.KhimH4428from the riverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104even unto the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and to the borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

27And the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389as stonesכָּאֲבָנִ֑יםka.'a.va.NimH68,and cedar treesהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730madeנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414he as the sycomore treesכַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםka.shik.MimH8256that arein the low plainsבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הba.she.fe.LahH8219in abundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

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