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1 Kings 5

1AndHiramחִירָ֨םchi.RamH2438kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofTyreצ֤וֹרTzorH6865sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650toSolomonH8010; for he hadheardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085that they hadanointedמָשְׁח֥וּma.she.ChuH4886himkingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428in the stead of hisfatherאָבִ֑יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1: forHiramחִירָ֛םchi.RamH2438waseverH3117aloverאֹהֵ֗ב'o.HevH157ofDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732.

2AndSolomonH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971toHiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Thouknowestיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045how thatDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1couldיָכֹל֙ya.KholH3201notbuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֗יִתBa.yitH1004to thenameלְשֵׁם֙le.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430forמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440thewarsהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421which were about him on everysideסְבָבֻ֑הוּse.va.Vu.huH5437, until theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068putתֵּת־tet-H5414them under thesolesכַּפּ֥וֹתka.PotH3709of hisfeetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.liH7272.

4But now theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430hath given merestהֵנִ֨יחַhe.Ni.achH5117on everysideH5439, so that there is neitheradversaryשָׂטָ֔ןsa.TanH7854norevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451occurrentפֶּ֥גַעPe.ga'H6294.

5And, behold, Ipurposeאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559tobuildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129anhouseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004to thenameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430, as theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696toDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thysonבִּנְךָ֗bin.KhaH1121, whom I willsetאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414upon thythroneכִּסְאֶ֔ךָkis.'E.khaH3678in thy stead, he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129anhouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to mynameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.

6Now thereforecommandצַוֵּה֩tza.VehH6680thou that theyhewוְיִכְרְתוּ־ve.yikh.re.tu-H3772me cedartreesאֲרָזִ֜ים'a.ra.ZimH730out ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֗וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844; and myservantsוַֽעֲבָדַי֙va.'a.va.DaiH5650shall be with thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650: and to thee will Igiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414hireוּשְׂכַ֤רu.se.KharH7939for thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650according to all that thou shaltappointתֹּאמֵ֑רto.MerH559: for thouknowestיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045that there is not among usanyאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376that hastskillיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045tohewלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772timberעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086like theSidoniansכַּצִּדֹנִֽים׃ka.tzi.do.NimH6722.

7And it came to pass, whenHiramחִירָ֛םchi.RamH2438heardכִּשְׁמֹ֧עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thewordsH1697ofSolomonH8010, that herejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֣חvai.yis.MachH8055greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, who hathgivenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414toDavidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732awiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121over thisgreatהָרָ֖בha.RavH7227peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

8AndHiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971toSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I haveconsideredשָׁמַ֕עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the things which thousentestשָׁלַ֖חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971to me for: and I willperformאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213all thydesireחֶפְצְךָ֔chef.tze.KhaH2656concerningtimberבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086ofcedarאֲרָזִ֖ים'a.ra.ZimH730, and concerningtimberוּבַעֲצֵ֥יu.va.'a.TzeiH6086offirבְרוֹשִֽׁים׃ve.ro.ShimH1265.

9Myservantsעֲ֠בָדַי'A.va.daiH5650shall bring themdownיֹרִ֨דוּyo.Ri.duH3381fromLebanonהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844to theseaH3220: and I willconveyאֲשִׂימֵ֨ם'a.si.MemH7760them byseaH3220infloatsדֹּבְר֤וֹתdoe.RotH1702to theplaceהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725that thou shaltappointתִּשְׁלַ֥חtish.LachH7971me, and will cause them to bedischargedוְנִפַּצְתִּ֥יםve.ni.patz.TimH5310there, and thou shaltreceiveתִשָּׂ֑אti.Sa'H5375them : and thou shaltaccomplishתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213mydesireחֶפְצִ֔יchef.TziH2656, ingivingH5414foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899for myhouseholdבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004.

10SoHiramחִיר֜וֹםchi.RomH2438gaveנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414SolomonH8010cedarאֲרָזִ֛ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesעֲצֵ֧י'a.TzeiH6086andfirבְרוֹשִׁ֖יםve.ro.ShimH1265treesוַעֲצֵ֥יva.'a.TzeiH6086according to all hisdesireחֶפְצֽוֹ׃chef.TzoH2656.

11AndSolomonוּשְׁלֹמֹה֩u.she.lo.MohH8010gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414Hiramלְחִירָ֜םle.chi.RamH2438twentyעֶשְׂרִים֩'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֨לֶף'E.lefH505measuresכֹּ֤רkorH3734ofwheatחִטִּים֙chi.TimH2406forfoodמַכֹּ֣לֶתma.Ko.letH4361to hishouseholdלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004, andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242measuresכֹּ֖רkorH3734ofpureכָּתִ֑יתka.TitH3795oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081: thusgaveיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010toHiramלְחִירָ֖םle.chi.RamH2438yearשָׁנָ֥הsha.NahH8141byyearבְשָׁנָֽה׃ פve.sha.NahH8141.

12And theLORDוַיהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068gaveנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הlish.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמָה֙chokh.mahH2451, as hepromisedH1696him: and there waspeaceשָׁלֹ֗םsha.LomH7965betweenHiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438andSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010; and theytwoשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147madeוַיִּכְרְת֥וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772aleagueבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285togetherH8147.

13Andkingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010raisedוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927forcedlabourמַ֖סmasH4522out of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and thelevyהַמַּ֔סha.MasH4522wasthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

14And hesentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971them toLebanonלְבָנ֗וֹנָהle.va.No.nahH3844,tenעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֤ים'a.la.FimH505amonthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320bycoursesחֲלִיפ֔וֹתcha.li.FotH2487: amonthחֹ֚דֶשׁCho.deshH2320they were inLebanonבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןva.le.va.NonH3844, andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֖יםcho.da.ShimH2320athomeבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004: andAdoniramוַאֲדֹנִירָ֖םva.'a.do.ni.RamH141was over the forcedlabourהַמַּֽס׃ סha.MasH4522.

15AndSolomonH8010hadseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505thatboreנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375burdensסַבָּ֑לsa.BalH5449, andeightyוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505hewersחֹצֵ֥בcho.TzevH2672in themountainsבָּהָֽר׃ba.HarH2022;

16Besides thechiefמִשָּׂרֵ֨יmi.sa.ReiH8269ofSolomon’sH8010officersהַנִּצָּבִ֤יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324who were over theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399,threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andthreeוּשְׁלֹ֣שׁu.she.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967, whoruledהָרֹדִ֣יםha.ro.DimH7287over thepeopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971thatwroughtהָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.SimH6213in theworkבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399.

17And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680, and theybroughtוַיַּסִּעוּ֩vai.ya.si.'UH5265greatגְּדֹל֜וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֨ים'a.va.NimH68,costlyיְקָר֛וֹתye.ka.RotH3368stonesאֲבָנִ֧ים'a.va.NimH68, andhewedגָזִֽית׃ga.ZitH1496stonesאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68, to lay thefoundationלְיַסֵּ֥דle.ya.SedH3245of thehouseH1004.

18AndSolomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010buildersבֹּנֵ֧יbo.NeiH1129andHiram’sחִיר֖וֹםchi.RomH2438buildersוּבֹנֵ֥יu.vo.NeiH1129didhewוַֽיִּפְסְל֞וּvai.yif.se.LuH6458them, and thestonesquarersוְהַגִּבְלִ֑יםve.ha.giv.LimH1382: so theypreparedוַיָּכִ֛ינוּvai.ya.Khi.nuH3559timberהָעֵצִ֥יםha.'e.TzimH6086andstonesוְהָאֲבָנִ֖יםve.ha.'a.va.NimH68tobuildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ פha.Ba.yitH1004.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 5

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