Revised Webster's Bible

1 Kings 10

1And when thequeenוּמַֽלְכַּת־u.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614heardשֹׁמַ֛עַתsho.Ma.'atH8085of thefameשֵׁ֥מַעShe.ma'H8088ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010concerning thenameלְשֵׁ֣םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, shecameוַתָּבֹ֥אva.ta.Vo'H935totryלְנַסֹּת֖וֹle.na.so.ToH5254him with hardquestionsבְּחִידֽוֹת׃be.chi.DotH2420.

2And shecameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֗מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389with averyמְאֹד֒me.'OdH3966greatכָּבֵ֣דka.VedH3515trainבְּחַיִל֮be.cha.YilH2428, withcamelsגְּ֠מַלִּיםGe.ma.limH1581thatboreנֹשְׂאִ֨יםno.se.'ImH5375spicesבְּשָׂמִ֧יםbe.sa.MimH1314, andveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966muchרַב־rav-H7227goldוְזָהָ֛בve.za.HavH2091, andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68: and when she hadcomeוַתָּבֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010, shetalkedוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רva.te.da.BerH1696with him of all that was in herheartלְבָבָֽהּ׃le.va.VahH3824.

3AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010answeredוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046all herquestionsדְּבָרֶ֑יהָde.va.Rei.haH1697: there was not anythingדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697hidנֶעְלָ֣םne'.LamH5956from thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, which hetoldהִגִּ֖ידhi.GidH5046her not.

4And when thequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֔אshe.Va'H7614hadseenוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200allSolomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451, and thehouseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004that he hadbuiltבָּנָֽה׃ba.NahH1129,

5And thefoodוּמַאֲכַ֣לu.ma.'a.KhalH3978of histableשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹshul.cha.NoH7979, and thesittingוּמוֹשַׁ֣בu.mo.ShavH4186of hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֩'a.va.DavH5650, and theattendanceוּמַעֲמַ֨דu.ma.'a.MadH4612of hisministersמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוme.sha.re.tovH8334, and theirapparelוּמַלְבֻּֽשֵׁיהֶם֙u.mal.bu.shei.HemH4403, and hiscupbearersH8248, and hisascentוְעֹ֣לָת֔וֹve.'O.la.ToH5930by which he wentupיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; there was no morespiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307in her.

6And shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, It was atrueאֱמֶת֙'e.MetH571reportהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that Iheardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085in my ownlandבְּאַרְצִ֑יbe.'ar.TziH776of thyactsדְּבָרֶ֖יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697and of thywisdomחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃cha.khe.ma.Te.khaH2451.

7However Ibelievedהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיhe.'e.Man.tiH539not thewordsלַדְּבָרִ֗יםla.de.va.RimH1697, until Icameבָּ֙אתִי֙ba.tiH935, and myeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869hadseenוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהva.tir.'Ei.nahH7200it : and, behold, thehalfהַחֵ֑צִיha.Che.tziH2677was nottoldהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046me: thywisdomחָכְמָה֙chokh.mahH2451andprosperityוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896exceedהוֹסַ֤פְתָּho.Saf.taH3254thefameהַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הha.she.mu.'AhH8052which Iheardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085.

8Happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835are thymenאֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ'a.na.Shei.khaH582,happyאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835are these thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֣יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, whostandהָֽעֹמְדִ֤יםha.'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, whodelightedחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654in thee, tosetלְתִתְּךָ֖le.ti.te.KhaH5414thee on thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: because theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068lovedH160Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478foreverלְעֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769, therefore hemadeוַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣vay.si.me.KhaH7760theekingלְמֶ֔לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andjusticeוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

10And shegaveוַתִּתֵּ֨ןva.ti.TenH5414thekingלַמֶּ֜לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀ve.'es.RimH6242talentsכִּכַּ֣רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091, and ofspicesוּבְשָׂמִ֛יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314averyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatquantityהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235, andpreciousיְקָרָ֑הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68: therecameבָא֩va'H935no moresuchהַה֥וּאha.Hu'H1931abundanceלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230ofspicesכַבֹּ֨שֶׂםkha.Bo.semH1314as these which thequeenמַֽלְכַּת־mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֖אshe.Va'H7614gaveנָתְנָ֥הna.te.NahH5414tokingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010.

11And thenavyאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590also ofHiramחִירָ֔םchi.RamH2438, thatbroughtנָשָׂ֥אna.Sa'H5375goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091fromOphirמֵאוֹפִ֑ירme.'o.FirH211, broughtinהֵבִ֨יאhe.Vi'H935fromOphirמֵאֹפִ֜ירme.'o.FirH211greatמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966plentyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235ofalmugאַלְמֻגִּ֛ים'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֧י'a.TzeiH6086, andpreciousיְקָרָֽה׃ye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֥בֶןve.'E.venH68.

12And thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213of thealmugהָאַלְמֻגִּ֜יםha.'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֨י'a.TzeiH6086pillarsמִסְעָ֤דmis.'AdH4552for thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and for theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseוּלְבֵ֣יתu.le.VeitH1004,harpsוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתve.khi.no.RotH3658also andpsalteriesוּנְבָלִ֖יםu.ne.va.LimH5035forsingersלַשָּׁרִ֑יםla.sha.RimH7891: therecameבָֽא־va'-H935no suchalmugאַלְמֻגִּים֙'al.mu.GimH484treesעֲצֵ֤י'a.TzeiH6086, nor have they beenseenנִרְאָ֔הnir.'AhH7200to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13Andkingוְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414to thequeenלְמַֽלְכַּת־le.mal.kat-H4436ofShebaשְׁבָ֗אshe.Va'H7614all herdesireחֶפְצָהּ֙chef.TzahH2656, whatever sheaskedשָׁאָ֔לָהsha.'A.lahH7592, besides that whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414her of hisroyalהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bountyכְּיַ֖דke.YadH3027. So sheturnedוַתֵּ֛פֶןva.Te.fenH6437andwentH3212to her owncountryלְאַרְצָ֖הּle.'ar.TzahH776, she and herservantsוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ סva.'a.va.Dei.haH5650.

14Now theweightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091thatcameבָּ֥אba'H935toSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010inoneאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259yearבְּשָׁנָ֣הbe.sha.NahH8141wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967andsixtyשִׁשִּׁ֥יםshi.ShimH8346andsixוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8337talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091,

15Besides what he had of themerchantsמֵאַנְשֵׁ֣י הַתָּרִ֔יםme.'an.Shei ha.ta.RimH582 H8446, and of thetradeוּמִסְחַ֖רu.mis.CharH4536of the spicemerchantsהָרֹכְלִ֑יםha.ro.khe.LimH7402, and of all thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofArabiaH6153, and of thegovernorsוּפַח֥וֹתu.fa.ChotH6346of thecountryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

16Andkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twohundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967shieldsצִנָּ֖הtzi.NahH6793ofbeatenשָׁח֑וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091:sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967shekels ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927tooneהָאֶחָֽת׃ha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַצִּנָּ֥הha.tzi.NahH6793.

17And he madethreeוּשְׁלֹשׁ־u.she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֤וֹתme.'otH3967shieldsמָֽגִנִּים֙ma.gi.NimH4043ofbeatenשָׁח֔וּטsha.ChutH7820goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091;threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969poundsמָנִים֙ma.NimH4488ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091wentיַעֲלֶ֖הya.'a.LehH5927tooneהָאֶחָ֑תha.'e.ChatH259shieldהַמָּגֵ֣ןha.ma.GenH4043: and thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פha.le.va.NonH3844.

18Moreover thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419throneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678ofivoryשֵׁ֖ןshenH8127, andoverlaidוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvay.tza.Pe.huH6823it with thebestמוּפָֽז׃mu.FazH6338goldזָהָ֥בza.HavH2091.

19Thethroneלַכִּסֵּ֗הla.ki.SehH3678hadsixשֵׁ֧שׁsheshH8337stepsמַעֲל֣וֹתma.'a.LotH4609, and thetopוְרֹאשׁ־ve.rosh-H7218of thethroneלַכִּסֵּה֙la.ki.SehH3678wasroundעָגֹ֤ל'a.GolH5696behindמֵאַֽחֲרָ֔יוme.'a.cha.RavH310: and there werearmsוְיָדֹ֛תve.ya.DotH3027on either side on theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of theseatהַשָּׁ֑בֶתha.Sha.vetH7675, andtwoוּשְׁנַ֣יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147lionsאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738stoodעֹמְדִ֖ים'o.me.DimH5975besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681thearmsהַיָּדֽוֹת׃hai.ya.DotH3027.

20Andtwelveוּשְׁנֵ֧ים עָשָׂ֣רu.she.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240lionsאֲרָיִ֗ים'a.ra.YimH738stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975there on the one side and on the other upon thesixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337stepsהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609: there was not thelikeכֵ֖ןkhenH3651madeנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213in anykingdomמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467.

21And allkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010drinkingמַשְׁקֵ֨הmash.KehH4945vesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627were ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, and all thevesselsכְּלֵ֛יke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844were ofpureסָג֑וּרsa.GurH5462goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091; none were ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701: it was not considered as anythingנֶחְשָׁ֛ב לִמְאֽוּמָה׃nech.Shav lim.'U.mahH3972 H2803in thedaysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010.

22For thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428had atseaבַּיָּ֔םbai.YamH3220anavyאֳנִ֨י'o.NiH590ofTharshishתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁtar.ShishH8659with thenavyאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590ofHiramחִירָ֑םchi.RamH2438:onceאַחַת֩'a.ChatH259inthreeלְשָׁלֹ֨שׁle.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141cameתָּב֣וֹא׀ta.Vo'H935thenavyאֳנִ֣י'o.NiH590ofTharshishתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659,bringingנֹֽשְׂאֵת֙no.se.'EtH5375goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091, andsilverוָכֶ֔סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,ivoryשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshen.ha.BimH8143, andapesוְקֹפִ֖יםve.ko.FimH6971, andpeacocksוְתֻכִּיִּֽים׃ve.tu.ki.YimH8500.

23Sokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010exceededוַיִּגְדַּל֙vai.yig.DalH1431all thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776forrichesלְעֹ֖שֶׁרle.'O.sherH6239and forwisdomוּלְחָכְמָֽה׃u.le.cha.khe.MahH2451.

24And all theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776consultedמְבַקְשִׁ֖ים פְּנֵ֣יme.vak.Shim pe.NeiH1245 H6440Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, tohearלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙lish.Mo.a'H8085hiswisdomחָכְמָת֔וֹcha.khe.ma.ToH2451, whichGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in hisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

25And theybroughtמְבִאִ֣יםme.vi.'ImH935everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hispresentמִנְחָת֡וֹmin.cha.ToH4503,vesselsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofsilverכֶסֶף֩khe.SefH3701, andvesselsוּכְלֵ֨יu.khe.LeiH3627ofgoldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091, andgarmentsוּשְׂלָמוֹת֙u.se.la.mOtH8008, andarmourוְנֵ֣שֶׁקve.Ne.shekH5402, andspicesוּבְשָׂמִ֔יםu.ve.sa.MimH1314,horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483, andmulesוּפְרָדִ֑יםu.fe.ra.DimH6505, arateדְּבַר־de.var-H1697yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141byyearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ סbe.sha.NahH8141.

26AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohH8010gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622chariotsרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393andhorsemenוּפָרָשִׁים֒u.fa.ra.ShimH6571: and he had athousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505andfourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967chariotsרֶ֔כֶבRe.khevH7393, andtwelveוּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רu.she.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571, whom hebestowedוַיַּנְחֵם֙vai.yan.ChemH5148in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892forchariotsהָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevH7393, and with thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

27And thekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414silverהַכֶּ֛סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701to be inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389asstonesכָּאֲבָנִ֑יםka.'a.va.NimH68, andcedarsהָאֲרָזִ֗יםha.'a.ra.ZimH730hemadeנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414to be as the sycamoretreesכַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםka.shik.MimH8256that are in thevaleבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הba.she.fe.LahH8219, forabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

28AndSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlish.lo.MohH8010hadhorsesהַסּוּסִ֛יםha.su.SimH5483broughtוּמוֹצָ֧אu.mo.Tza'H4161fromEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and linenyarnוּמִקְוֵ֕הu.mik.VehH4723: theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428merchantsסֹחֲרֵ֣יso.cha.ReiH5503receivedיִקְח֥וּyik.ChuH3947the linenyarnמִקְוֵ֖הmik.VehH4723at apriceבִּמְחִֽיר׃bim.ChirH4242.

29And achariotמֶרְכָּבָ֤הmer.ka.VahH4818cameupוַֽ֠תַּעֲלֶהVa.ta.'a.lehH5927and wentoutוַתֵּצֵ֨אva.te.Tze'H3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714forsixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967shekels ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701, and anhorseוְס֖וּסve.SusH5483for anhundredוּמֵאָ֑הu.me.'AhH3967andfiftyבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםba.cha.mi.ShimH2572: and so for all thekingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal.KheiH4428of theHittitesהַחִתִּ֛יםha.chi.TimH2850, and for thekingsוּלְמַלְכֵ֥יu.le.mal.KheiH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758, did they bring themoutיֹצִֽאוּ׃ פyo.Tzi.'uH3318by theirmeansבְּיָדָ֥םbe.ya.DamH3027.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10

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