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1 Kings 4:20-34

20Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478weremanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227, as thesandכַּח֥וֹלka.CholH2344which is by theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220inmultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230,eatingאֹכְלִ֥ים'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִ֖יםve.sho.TimH8354, and makingmerryוּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃u.se.me.ChimH8056.

21AndSolomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֗הu.she.lo.MohH8010reignedמוֹשֵׁל֙mo.ShelH4910over allkingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467from theriverהַנָּהָר֙ha.na.HarH5104to thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and to theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: theybroughtמַגִּשִׁ֥יםma.gi.ShimH5066presentsמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503, andservedוְעֹבְדִ֥יםve.'oe.DimH5647Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010all thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of hislifeחַיָּֽיו׃ פchai.YavH2416.

22AndSolomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010provisionלֶֽחֶם־le.chem-H3899foroneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970measuresכֹּר֙korH3734of fineflourסֹ֔לֶתSo.letH5560, andsixtyוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346measuresכֹּ֖רkorH3734ofmealקָֽמַח׃Ka.machH7058,

23Tenעֲשָׂרָ֨ה'a.sa.RahH6235fatבְּרִאִ֗יםbe.ri.'ImH1277oxenבָקָ֜רva.KarH1241, andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242oxenבָּקָ֛רba.KarH1241out of thepasturesרְעִ֖יre.'IH7471, and anhundredוּמֵ֣אָהu.Me.'ahH3967sheepצֹ֑אןTzonH6629, besideshartsמֵֽאַיָּ֤לme.'ai.YalH354, androebucksוּצְבִי֙u.tze.ViH6643, andfallowdeerוְיַחְמ֔וּרve.yach.MurH3180, andfattedאֲבוּסִֽים׃'a.vu.SimH75fowlsוּבַרְבֻּרִ֖יםu.var.bu.RimH1257.

24For he haddominionרֹדֶ֣ה׀ro.DehH7287over all the region on thissideעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676theriverהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104, fromTiphsahמִתִּפְסַח֙mi.tif.SachH8607even toAzzahעַזָּ֔ה'a.ZahH5804, over all thekingsמַלְכֵ֖יmal.KheiH4428on thissideעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676of theriverהַנָּהָ֑רha.na.HarH5104: and he hadpeaceוְשָׁל֗וֹםve.sha.LomH7965on allsidesעֲבָרָ֖יו'a.va.RavH5650 H5676aroundמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439him.

25AndJudahיְהוּדָ֨הye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427safelyלָבֶ֗טַחla.Ve.tachH983, everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376under hisvineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612and under his figtreeתְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384, fromDanמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835even toBeershebaH884, all thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ סshe.lo.MohH8010.

26AndSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010hadfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505stallsאֻרְוֹ֥ת'ur.VotH723ofhorsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483for hischariotsלְמֶרְכָּב֑וֹle.mer.ka.VoH4817, andtwelveוּשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רu.she.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505horsemenפָּרָשִֽׁים׃pa.ra.ShimH6571.

27And thoseofficersהַנִּצָּבִ֨יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324providedfoodוְכִלְכְּלוּ֩ve.khil.ke.LuH3557forkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010, and for all thatcameהַקָּרֵ֛בha.ka.RevH7131tokingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979, everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in hismonthחָדְשׁ֑וֹcha.de.ShoH2320: theylackedיְעַדְּר֖וּye.'a.de.RuH5737nothingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

28Barleyוְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֣יםve.ha.se.'o.RimH8184also andstrawוְהַתֶּ֔בֶןve.ha.Te.venH8401for thehorsesלַסּוּסִ֖יםla.su.SimH5483anddromedariesוְלָרָ֑כֶשׁve.la.Ra.kheshH7409theybroughtיָבִ֗אוּya.Vi.'uH935to theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where the officers were, everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376according to hischargeכְּמִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃ סke.mish.pa.ToH4941.

29AndGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֛הlish.lo.MohH8010greatהַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑דhar.Beh me.'OdH3966 H7235wisdomחָכְמָ֧הchokh.mahH2451andunderstandingוּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.NahH8394, andlargenessוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341ofheartלֵ֔בLevH3820, even as thesandכַּח֕וֹלka.CholH2344that is on theseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193.

30AndSolomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451excelledוַתֵּ֙רֶב֙va.Te.revH7235thewisdomמֵֽחָכְמַ֖תme.cha.khe.MatH2451of all thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastcountryקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924, and all thewisdomחָכְמַ֥תcha.khe.MatH2451ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

31For he waswiserוַיֶּחְכַּם֮vai.yech.KamH2449than allmenהָֽאָדָם֒ha.'a.DamH120; thanEthanמֵאֵיתָ֣ןme.'ei.TanH387theEzrahiteהָאֶזְרָחִ֗יha.'ez.ra.ChiH250, andHemanוְהֵימָ֧ןve.hei.ManH1968, andChalcolוְכַלְכֹּ֛לve.khal.KolH3633, andDardaוְדַרְדַּ֖עve.dar.Da'H1862, thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMaholמָח֑וֹלma.CholH4235: and hisfameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034was in all thesurroundingסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471.

32And hespokeוַיְדַבֵּ֕רvay.da.BerH1696threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505proverbsמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912: and hissongsשִׁיר֖וֹshi.RoH7892were athousandוָאָֽלֶף׃va.'A.lefH505andfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568.

33And hespokeוַיְדַבֵּר֮vay.da.BerH1696oftreesהָֽעֵצִים֒ha.'e.TzimH6086, from the cedartreeהָאֶ֙רֶז֙ha.'E.rezH730that is inLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844even to thehyssopהָאֵז֔וֹבha.'e.ZovH231that springethoutיֹצֵ֖אyo.Tze'H3318of thewallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023: hespokeוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696also ofbeastsהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929, and offowlsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775, and of creepingthingsהָרֶ֖מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431, and offishesהַדָּגִֽים׃ha.da.GimH1709.

34And therecameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935of allpeopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971tohearלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085thewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010, from allkingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, who hadheardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085of hiswisdomחָכְמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.khe.ma.ToH2451.

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