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1 Kings 5:1-6

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.

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