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1 Kings 9:15-24

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.

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