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1 Kings 4:7-19

7AndSolomonוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞הve.lish.lo.MohH8010hadtwelveעָשָׂ֤ר'a.SarH6240officersנִצָּבִים֙ni.tza.VimH5324overallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH1004providedH3557victuals for thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and hishouseholdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004:eachהָאֶחָ֖דha.e.chadH259manH3605had to make provision for amonthחֹ֧דֶשׁCho.deshH2320in theyearבַּשָּׁנָ֛הba.sha.NahH8141:

8Andtheseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are theirnamesשְׁמוֹתָ֔םshe.mo.TamH8034:Ben-hurH1133, in thehillבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ ס'ef.Ra.yimH669:

9Ben-dekerH1128, inMakazבְּמָקַ֥ץbe.ma.KatzH4739, and inShaalbimוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖יםu.ve.sha.'al.VimH8169, andBeth-shemeshH1053, and Elon-beth-hanan:

10Ben-hesedH1136, inArubbothבָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹתba.'a.ru.BotH700; to him pertainedSocohשֹׂכֹ֖הso.KhohH7755, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofHepherחֵֽפֶר׃ סChe.ferH2660:

11Ben-abinadabH1125, inallכָּל־kol-H3605the height ofDorדֹּ֑ארDorH1756; he hadTaphathטָפַת֙ta.FatH2955thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802:

12Baanaבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhiludאֲחִיל֔וּד'a.chi.LudH286, inTaanachתַּעְנַ֖ךְta'.NakhH8590andMegiddoוּמְגִדּ֑וֹu.me.gi.DoH4023, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Beth-sheanH1052whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834isbesideאֵ֨צֶל'E.tzelH681Zarethanצָרְתַ֜נָהtza.re.Ta.nahH6891,beneathמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478Jezreelלְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלle.yiz.re.'ElH3157, fromBeth-sheanH1052toAbel-meholahH65, asfarH5704asbeyondמֵעֵ֥בֶרme.'E.verH5676Jokmeamלְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ סle.ya.ke.mo.'AmH3361:

13Ben-geberH1127, inRamoth-gileadH7433; to him pertained thetownsH5892ofJairיָאִ֨ירya.'IrH2971thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֜הme.na.ShehH4519,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are inGileadH1568;evenH4519to him pertained the region of Argob,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is inBashanבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןba.ba.ShanH1316, threescoregreatגְּדֹל֔וֹתge.do.LotH1419citiesעָרִ֣ים'a.RimH5892withwallsחוֹמָ֖הcho.MahH2346and brasenbarsוּבְרִ֥יחַu.ve.Ri.achH1280:

14Ahinadabאֲחִֽינָדָ֥ב'a.chi.na.DavH292thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofIddoעִדֹּ֖א'i.Do'H5714, inMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃ma.cha.Na.ye.mahH4266:

15Ahimaazאֲחִימַ֖עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290, inNaphtaliבְּנַפְתָּלִ֑יbe.naf.ta.LiH5321; he alsotookלָקַ֛חla.KachH3947Basemathבָּשְׂמַ֥תba.se.MatH1315thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802:

16Baanaבַּֽעֲנָא֙ba.'a.Na'H1195thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHushaiחוּשָׁ֔יchu.ShaiH2365, inAsherבְּאָשֵׁ֖רbe.'a.SherH836andBealothוּבְעָלֽוֹת׃ סu.ve.'a.LotH1175:

17Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofParuahפָּר֖וּחַpa.Ru.achH6515, inIssacharבְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃ סbe.yi.so.sh.KharH3485:

18Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֥יshim.'IH8096thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofElaאֵלָ֖א'e.La'H414, inBenjaminבְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סbe.vin.ya.MinH1144:

19Geberגֶּ֥בֶרGe.verH1398thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUriאֻרִ֖י'u.RiH221, in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGileadגִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdH1568, thecountryאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776ofSihonסִיח֣וֹן׀si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֗יha.'e.mo.RiH567and ofOgוְעֹג֙ve.'OgH5747kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֔ןha.ba.ShanH1316; and he was theonlyאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259officerwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

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