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1 Kings 5:2-9

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.

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