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2 Chronicles 9:13-22

13Nowוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961theweightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091thatcameבָּ֥אba'H935toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010in oneyearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967and threescore andsixוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8337talentsכִּכְּרֵ֥יki.ke.ReiH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091;

14beside that which the chapmen andmerchantsוְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖יםve.ha.so.cha.RimH5503broughtמְבִיאִ֑יםme.vi.'ImH935: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofArabiaעֲרַב֙'a.RavH6152and thegovernorsוּפַח֣וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346of thecountryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776broughtמְבִיאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֖סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃lish.lo.MohH8010.

15Andkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoH3967hundredH3967targets of beatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:sixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967shekels of beatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to one target.

16And hemadeH5414threeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043of beatengoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekels ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to oneshieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043: and thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in thehouseבְּבֵ֖יתbe.VeitH1004of theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.

17Moreover thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678ofivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127, andoverlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it withpureטָהֽוֹר׃ta.HorH2889goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

18And there weresixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609to thethroneלַ֠כִּסֵּאLa.ki.se'H3678, with afootstoolוְכֶ֨בֶשׁve.Khe.veshH3534ofgoldבַּזָּהָ֤בba.za.HavH2091,whichH2088werefastenedמָאֳחָזִ֔יםmo.'o.cha.ZimH270to thethroneלַכִּסֵּא֙la.ki.Se'H3678, andstaysH3427oneitherH2088sideH2088by theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of theseatH3678, andtwoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738standingעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besideעַל־'al-H5921thestaysH3427.

19Andtwelveעָשָׂ֣ר'a.SarH6240lionsאֲרָי֗וֹת'a.ra.YotH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975there on the onesideמִזֶּ֣הmi.ZehH2088and on theotherוּמִזֶּ֑הu.mi.ZehH2088uponעַל־'al-H5921thesixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609: there wasnotלֹא־lo'-H3808the likemadeנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213inanyלְכָל־le.kholH3605kingdomמַמְלָכָֽה׃mam.la.KhahH4467.

20Andallוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010drinkingvesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627were ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, andallוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605thevesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844were ofpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:silverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701wasnothingאֵ֣ין'einH369accountedנֶחְשָׁ֛בnech.ShavH2803of in thedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.

21For thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428hadshipsאֳנִיּ֤וֹת'o.ni.YotH591thatwentהֹלְכ֣וֹתho.le.KhotH1980toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659with theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofHuramחוּרָ֑םchu.RamH2361:onceH259everyH259threeלְשָׁל֨וֹשׁle.sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141cameH935theshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659,bringingH935goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, andsilverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143, andapesוְקוֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971, andpeacocksוְתוּכִּיִּֽים׃ פve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

22Soוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010exceededallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776inrichesלְעֹ֖שֶׁרle.'O.sherH6239andwisdomוְחָכְמָֽה׃ve.cha.khe.MahH2451.

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