Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 10:1-9

1And when thequeenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085of thefameH8034ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010concerning thenameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, shecameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935to prove him with hardquestionsבְּחִידֽוֹת׃be.chi.DotH2420.

2AndsheH834cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֗מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389with averyמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966greatH3966train, withcamelsגְּ֠מַלִּיםGe.ma.limH1581that barespicesבְּשָׂמִ֧יםbe.sa.MimH1314, andveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966muchרַב־rav-H7227goldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091, andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68: and whensheH834wascomeוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010,sheH834communed with him ofallH3605that was inherH3605heartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

3AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046herH3605allH3605herH3605questionsדְּבָרֶ֑יהָde.va.Rei.haH1697: there wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808anyH3605thingדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697hid from thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834hetoldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046herH3605notלֹ֦אlo'H3808.

4And when thequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614hadseenוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605thewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, and thehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that he hadbuiltבָּנָֽה׃ba.NahH1129,

5and the meat of histableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979, and the sitting of hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650, and theattendanceוּמַעֲמַ֨דu.ma.'a.MadH4612of hisministersמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוme.sha.re.tovH8334, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and hisascentH5927bywhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hewentH5927upH5927unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; there wasnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750spiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307inherהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961.

6Andsheאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, It was atrueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571reportהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that Iheardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085in mineownהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961landבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776of thineactsדְּבָרֶ֖יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697, and of thywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

7Howbeit Ibelievedהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiH539notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808thewordsלַדְּבָרִ֗יםla.de.va.RimH1697,untilעַ֤ד'adH5704Icameבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935, and mineeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869hadseenוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7200it: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, thehalfהַחֵ֑צִיha.Che.tziH2677wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808toldהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046meאֶל־'el-H413: thywisdomחָכְמָה֙chokh.mahH2451andprosperityוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896exceedeth the famewhichH834Iheardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.

8Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835are thymenH376,happyאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835aretheseH428thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,whichH428standהָֽעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'o.me.DimH5975continuallyתָּמִ֔ידta.MidH8548beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and thathearהַשֹּׁמְעִ֖יםha.sho.me.'ImH8085thywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

9Blessedבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834delighted in thee, tosetוַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣vay.si.me.KhaH7760thee on thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:becauseעַל־'al-H5921theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068lovedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769, thereforemadeH6213he theekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, todoH6213judgmentH4941andjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941.

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