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1 Kings 5:5-11

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.

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