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1 Kings 9:11-18

11(NowHiramחִירָ֣םchi.RamH2438thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofTyreצֹ֠רtzorH6865hadfurnishedנִשָּׂ֨אni.Sa'H5375Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010withcedarאֲרָזִ֨ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesבַּעֲצֵי֩ba.'a.TzeiH6086andfirבְרוֹשִׁ֛יםve.ro.ShimH1265treesוּבַעֲצֵ֧יu.va.'a.TzeiH6086, and withgoldוּבַזָּהָ֖בu.va.za.HavH2091, according to all hisdesireחֶפְצ֑וֹchef.TzoH2656,) thatthenאָ֡ז'azH227kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010gaveיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414Hiramלְחִירָם֙le.chi.RamH2438twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242citiesעִ֔יר'IrH5892in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofGalileeהַגָּלִֽיל׃ha.ga.LilH1551.

12AndHiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438cameoutוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318fromTyreמִצֹּ֔רmi.TzorH6865toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200thecitiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010hadgivenנָתַן־na.tan-H5414him; and theypleasedיָשְׁר֖וּ בְּעֵינָֽיו׃ya.she.Ru be.'ei.NavH3474 H5869him not.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whatcitiesהֶעָרִ֣יםhe.'a.RimH5892are these which thou hastgivenנָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414me, mybrotherאָחִ֑י'a.ChiH251? And hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121them thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCabulכָּב֔וּלka.VulH3521to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

14AndHiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971to thekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428one hundred andtwentyמֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםme.'Ah ve.'es.RimH3967 H6242talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

15And this is thereasonדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the forcedlabourהַמַּ֜סha.MasH4522whichkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010raisedהֶעֱלָ֣ה׀he.'e.LahH5927; tobuildלִבְנוֹת֩liv.nOtH1129thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068, and his ownhouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, andMilloהַמִּלּ֔וֹאha.mi.Lo'H4407, and thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andHazorחָצֹ֥רcha.TzorH2674, andMegiddoמְגִדּ֖וֹme.gi.DoH4023, andGezerגָּֽזֶר׃Ga.zerH1507.

16ForPharaohפַּרְעֹ֨הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714had goneupעָלָ֗ה'a.LahH5927, andtakenוַיִּלְכֹּ֤דvai.yil.KodH3920Gezerגֶּ֙זֶר֙ge.zerH1507, andburntוַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּvai.yis.re.FahH8313it withfireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, andslainהָרָ֑גha.RagH2026theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669thatdweltהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427in thecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892, andgivenוַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙vai.yi.te.NahH5414it for apresentשִׁלֻּחִ֔יםshi.lu.ChimH7964to hisdaughterלְבִתּ֖וֹle.vi.ToH1323,Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃she.lo.MohH8010wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

17AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Gezerגָּ֔זֶרGa.zerH1507, andBethhoronH1032thelowerתַּחְתּֽוֹן׃tach.TonH8481,

18AndBaalathבַּעֲלָ֛תba.'a.LatH1191, andTadmorתַּדְמֹ֥רta.marH8412in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776,

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