Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 9:10-28

10And itcameH1961topassH1961at theendמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,whereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010hadbuiltבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147housesהַבָּתִּ֑יםha.ba.TimH1004, thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,

11(nowH5414Hiramחִירָ֣םchi.RamH2438thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofTyreצֹ֠רtzorH6865had furnishedSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010withcedarאֲרָזִ֨ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesבַּעֲצֵי֩ba.'a.TzeiH6086andfirבְרוֹשִׁ֛יםve.ro.ShimH1265treesוּבַעֲצֵ֧יu.va.'a.TzeiH6086, and withgoldוּבַזָּהָ֖בu.va.za.HavH2091, according toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605hisdesireחֶפְצ֑וֹchef.TzoH2656,) that thenkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveH5414Hiramלְחִירָם֙le.chi.RamH2438twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesעִ֔יר'IrH5892in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGalileeהַגָּלִֽיל׃ha.ga.LilH1551.

12AndHiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438cameH3318outH3318fromTyreמִצֹּ֔רmi.TzorH6865toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010hadgivenנָתַן־na.tan-H5414him; and theypleasedבְּעֵינָֽיו׃be.'ei.NavH5869himnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמָ֚הmahH4100citiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892aretheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hastgivenH5414meH5414, mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251? And hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121them thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCabulכָּב֔וּלka.VulH3521, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14AndHiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971to thekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428sixscoretalentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

15And this is thereasonדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the levywhichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010raisedהֶעֱלָ֣ה׀he.'e.LahH5927; for tobuildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068, and his ownhouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, andMilloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407, and thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andHazorחָצֹ֥רcha.TzorH2674, andMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023, andGezerגָּֽזֶר׃Ga.zerH1507.

16Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714hadgoneH5927upH5927, andtakenוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920Gezerגֶּ֙זֶר֙ge.zerH1507, andburntH5927it withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, andslainהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669thatdweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427in thecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892, andgivenוַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙vai.yi.te.NahH5414it for a portion unto hisdaughterלְבִתּ֖וֹle.vi.ToH1323,Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

17Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Gezerגָּ֔זֶרGa.zerH1507, andBeth-horonH1032the nether,

18andBaalathבַּעֲלָ֛תba.'a.LatH1191, andTamarH8559in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776,

19andallכָּל־kol-H3605thestoreהַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת֙ha.mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892thatSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010had, and thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892for hischariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393, and thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892for hishorsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֑יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571, and thatwhichH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010desired tobuildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129for his pleasure inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙bi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and inLebanonוּבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןu.va.le.va.NonH3844, and inallוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of hisdominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475.

20As forallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971that wereleftהַנּוֹתָ֨רha.no.TarH3498of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֜יha.'e.mo.RiH567, theHittitesהַחִתִּ֤יha.chi.TiH2850, thePerizzitesהַפְּרִזִּי֙ha.pe.ri.ZiH6522, theHivitesהַחִוִּ֣יha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִ֔יve.hay.vu.SiH2983,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834werenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;

21theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶ֗םbe.nei.HemH1121that wereleftנֹתְר֤וּno.te.RuH3498afterאַחֲרֵיהֶם֙'a.cha.rei.HemH310them in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478werenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808ableיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201utterly todestroyלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763, of themdidאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010raise a levy of bondservants, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

22But of thechildrenוּמִבְּנֵי֙u.mi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didH3808Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010makeנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414noH3808bondservants: but they were themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, and hisservantsH5650, and hisprincesH8269, and hiscaptainsH8269, andrulersH8269of hischariotsרִכְבּ֖וֹrikh.BoH7393and of hishorsemenוּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ סu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

23Theseאֵ֣לֶּה׀'E.lehH428were thechiefH8269officersH8269that were overSolomon’sלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010workהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399,fiveוַחֲמֵ֣שׁva.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834bareruleהָרֹדִ֣יםha.ro.DimH7287over thepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971that wrought in theworkבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399.

24ButPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323cameH5927upH5927outH413of thecityמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732untoherH413houseבֵּיתָ֖הּbei.TahH1004whichH834Solomon hadbuiltבָּֽנָה־ba.nah-H1129forherH413: thendidH834hebuildבָּנָ֥הba.NahH1129Milloהַמִּלּֽוֹא׃ha.mi.Lo'H4407.

25Andthreeשָׁלֹשׁ֩sha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֨יםpe.'a.MimH6471in ayearבַּשָּׁנָ֜הba.sha.NahH8141didאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֡הshe.lo.MohH8010offerH6999burntעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH8002andpeaceוּשְׁלָמִ֗יםu.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002uponH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ha.miz.Be.achH4196whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834hebuiltבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129unto theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,burningH6999incenseH6999therewith,uponH5921thealtarH4196that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Soוְהֶעֱלָ֣הve.he.'e.LahH5927hefinishedוְשִׁלַּ֖םve.shi.LamH7999thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

26Andkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010madeעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213a navy ofshipsוָאֳנִ֡יvo.'o.NiH590inEzion-geberH6100,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834isbesideעַל־'al-H5921Elothאֵל֛וֹת'e.LotH359, on theshoreשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the RedSeaיַם־yam-H3220, in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

27AndHiramחִירָ֤םchi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971in the navy hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, shipmen that hadknowledgeיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045of theseaהַיָּ֑םhai.YamH3220, with theservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

28And theycameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toOphirאוֹפִ֔ירָה'o.Fi.rahH211, and fetched from thencegoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,fourאַרְבַּע־'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכָּ֑רki.KarH3603, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֖אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it tokingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

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