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1 Kings 10

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וּמַֽלְכַּת־and the queen ofשְׁבָ֗אShebaשֹׁמַ֛עַתwas hearingאֶת־obj.שֵׁ֥מַעthe report ofשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonלְשֵׁ֣םto the name ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַתָּבֹ֥אand she cameלְנַסֹּת֖וֹto put to the test himבְּחִידֽוֹת׃by difficult matters
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וַתָּבֹ֣אand she cameיְרוּשָׁלְַ֗מָהJerusalem towardsבְּחַיִל֮with a retinueכָּבֵ֣דnumerousמְאֹד֒veryגְּ֠מַלִּיםcamelsנֹשְׂאִ֨יםcarryingבְּשָׂמִ֧יםspicesוְזָהָ֛בand goldרַב־muchמְאֹ֖דveryוְאֶ֣בֶןand stonesיְקָרָ֑הpreciousוַתָּבֹא֙and she cameאֶל־toשְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonוַתְּדַבֵּ֣רand she spokeאֵלָ֔יוto himאֵ֛תobj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatהָיָ֖הit wasעִם־withלְבָבָֽהּ׃heart her
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וַיַּגֶּד־and he toldלָ֥הּto herשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonאֶת־obj.כָּל־allדְּבָרֶ֑יהָwords herלֹֽא־notהָיָ֤הit wasדָּבָר֙anythingנֶעְלָ֣םhiddenמִן־fromהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichלֹ֦אnotהִגִּ֖ידhe toldלָֽהּ׃to her
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וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙and she sawמַֽלְכַּת־the queen ofשְׁבָ֔אShebaאֵ֖תobj.כָּל־allחָכְמַ֣תthe wisdom ofשְׁלֹמֹ֑הSolomonוְהַבַּ֖יִתand the houseאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבָּנָֽה׃he had built
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וּמַאֲכַ֣לand the food ofשֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹtable hisוּמוֹשַׁ֣בand the seating ofעֲבָדָיו֩servants hisוּמַעֲמַ֨דand the standing ofמְשָׁרְתָ֜יוservants hisוּמַלְבֻּֽשֵׁיהֶם֙and clothes theirוּמַשְׁקָ֔יוand cup-bearers hisוְעֹ֣לָת֔וֹand burnt offerings hisאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichיַעֲלֶ֖הhe offered upבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוְלֹא־and notהָ֥יָהit wasבָ֛הּin herע֖וֹדstillרֽוּחַ׃breath
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וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙and she saidאֶל־toהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingאֱמֶת֙truthהָיָ֣הit wasהַדָּבָ֔רthe wordאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיI heardבְּאַרְצִ֑יin own land myעַל־onדְּבָרֶ֖יךָwords yourוְעַל־and onחָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃wisdom your
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וְלֹֽא־and notהֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּיI believedלַדְּבָרִ֗יםto the wordsעַ֤דuntilאֲשֶׁר־thatבָּ֙אתִי֙I cameוַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָהand they sawעֵינַ֔יeyes myוְהִנֵּ֥הand here!לֹֽא־notהֻגַּד־it was toldלִ֖יto meהַחֵ֑צִיthe halfהוֹסַ֤פְתָּyou have addedחָכְמָה֙wisdomוָט֔וֹבand goodאֶל־toהַשְּׁמוּעָ֖הthe reportאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃I heard
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אַשְׁרֵ֣יhow blessed!אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָare people yourאַשְׁרֵ֖יhow blessed!עֲבָדֶ֣יךָare servants yourאֵ֑לֶּהtheseהָֽעֹמְדִ֤יםwho standלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙to before youתָּמִ֔ידcontinuallyהַשֹּׁמְעִ֖יםwho hearאֶת־obj.חָכְמָתֶֽךָ׃wisdom your
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יְהִ֨יmay he beיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙God yourבָּר֔וּךְblessedאֲשֶׁר֙whoחָפֵ֣ץhe delightsבְּךָ֔in youלְתִתְּךָ֖to put youעַל־onכִּסֵּ֣אthe throne ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelבְּאַהֲבַ֨תbecause lovesיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelלְעֹלָ֔םfor everוַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣and he has appointed youלְמֶ֔לֶךְto kingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doמִשְׁפָּ֖טjusticeוּצְדָקָֽה׃and righteousness
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וַתִּתֵּ֨ןand she gaveלַמֶּ֜לֶךְto the kingמֵאָ֥הone hundredוְעֶשְׂרִ֣ים׀and twentyכִּכַּ֣רtalents ofזָהָ֗בgoldוּבְשָׂמִ֛יםand spicesהַרְבֵּ֥הmuchמְאֹ֖דveryוְאֶ֣בֶןand stonesיְקָרָ֑הpreciousלֹא־notבָא֩it has comeכַבֹּ֨שֶׂםlike the spiceהַה֥וּאthe thatעוֹד֙againלָרֹ֔בto abundanceאֲשֶׁר־whichנָתְנָ֥הshe gaveמַֽלְכַּת־the queen ofשְׁבָ֖אShebaלַמֶּ֥לֶךְto the kingשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃Solomon
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וְגַם֙and alsoאֳנִ֣יthe ships ofחִירָ֔םHiramאֲשֶׁר־whichנָשָׂ֥אit carriedזָהָ֖בgoldמֵאוֹפִ֑ירfrom Ophirהֵבִ֨יאit broughtמֵאֹפִ֜ירfrom Ophirעֲצֵ֧יwoods ofאַלְמֻגִּ֛יםalmugsהַרְבֵּ֥הmuchמְאֹ֖דveryוְאֶ֥בֶןand stonesיְקָרָֽה׃precious
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וַיַּ֣עַשׂand he madeהַ֠מֶּלֶךְthe kingאֶת־obj.עֲצֵ֨יthe woods ofהָאַלְמֻגִּ֜יםthe almugsמִסְעָ֤דsupportsלְבֵית־for the house ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehוּלְבֵ֣יתand for the house ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוְכִנֹּר֥וֹתand harpsוּנְבָלִ֖יםand lyresלַשָּׁרִ֑יםfor the singersלֹ֣אnotבָֽא־it has comeכֵ֞ןthusעֲצֵ֤יwoods ofאַלְמֻגִּים֙almugsוְלֹ֣אand notנִרְאָ֔הit has been seenעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְand the kingשְׁלֹמֹ֜הSolomonנָתַ֣ןhe gaveלְמַֽלְכַּת־to the queen ofשְׁבָ֗אShebaאֶת־obj.כָּל־allחֶפְצָהּ֙desire herאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichשָׁאָ֔לָהshe askedמִלְּבַד֙from to besidesאֲשֶׁ֣רthat whichנָֽתַן־he had givenלָ֔הּto herכְּיַ֖דaccording to the hand ofהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹ֑הSolomonוַתֵּ֛פֶןand she turnedוַתֵּ֥לֶךְand she wentלְאַרְצָ֖הּto own land herהִ֥יאsheוַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ סand servants her
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וַֽיְהִי֙and it wasמִשְׁקַ֣לthe weight ofהַזָּהָ֔בthe goldאֲשֶׁר־whichבָּ֥אit cameלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הto Solomonבְּשָׁנָ֣הin a yearאֶחָ֑תoneשֵׁ֥שׁsixמֵא֛וֹתhundredsשִׁשִּׁ֥יםsixtyוָשֵׁ֖שׁand sixכִּכַּ֥רtalents ofזָהָֽב׃gold
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לְבַד֙to apartמֵאַנְשֵׁ֣יfrom the men ofהַתָּרִ֔יםthe merchantsוּמִסְחַ֖רand the merchandise ofהָרֹכְלִ֑יםthe tradersוְכָל־and allמַלְכֵ֥יthe kings ofהָעֶ֖רֶבthe Arabsוּפַח֥וֹתand the governors ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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וַיַּ֨עַשׂand he madeהַמֶּ֧לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹ֛הSolomonמָאתַ֥יִםtwo hundredצִנָּ֖הbody shieldsזָהָ֣בgoldשָׁח֑וּטbeatenשֵׁשׁ־sixמֵא֣וֹתhundredsזָהָ֔בgoldיַעֲלֶ֖הhe put upעַל־onהַצִּנָּ֥הthe body shieldהָאֶחָֽת׃the one
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וּשְׁלֹשׁ־and threeמֵא֤וֹתhundredsמָֽגִנִּים֙shieldsזָהָ֣בgoldשָׁח֔וּטbeatenשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתthreeמָנִים֙minasזָהָ֔בgoldיַעֲלֶ֖הhe put upעַל־onהַמָּגֵ֣ןthe shieldהָאֶחָ֑תthe oneוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םand he put themהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingבֵּ֖יתthe House ofיַ֥עַרthe Forest ofהַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃ פthe Lebanon
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וַיַּ֧עַשׂand he madeהַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe kingכִּסֵּא־a throne ofשֵׁ֖ןivoryגָּד֑וֹלgreatוַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּand he overlaid itזָהָ֥בgoldמוּפָֽז׃refined
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שֵׁ֧שׁsixמַעֲל֣וֹתstepsלַכִּסֵּ֗הbelonged to the throneוְרֹאשׁ־and a topעָגֹ֤לroundלַכִּסֵּה֙belonged to the throneמֵאַֽחֲרָ֔יוfrom behind itוְיָדֹ֛תand handsמִזֶּ֥הfrom thisוּמִזֶּ֖הand from thisאֶל־were toמְק֣וֹםthe place ofהַשָּׁ֑בֶתthe sittingוּשְׁנַ֣יִםand twoאֲרָי֔וֹתlionsעֹמְדִ֖יםwere standingאֵ֥צֶלbesideהַיָּדֽוֹת׃the hands
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וּשְׁנֵ֧יםand two plusעָשָׂ֣רtenאֲרָיִ֗יםlionsעֹמְדִ֥יםwere standingשָׁ֛םthereעַל־onשֵׁ֥שׁthe sixהַֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתthe stepsמִזֶּ֣הfrom thisוּמִזֶּ֑הand from thisלֹֽא־notנַעֲשָׂ֥הit had been madeכֵ֖ןthusלְכָל־for allמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃kingdoms
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וְ֠כֹלand allכְּלֵ֞יthe vessels ofמַשְׁקֵ֨הthe drink ofהַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomonזָהָ֔בwere goldוְכֹ֗לand allכְּלֵ֛יthe utensils ofבֵּֽית־the House ofיַ֥עַרthe Forest ofהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןthe Lebanonזָהָ֣בwere goldסָג֑וּרpure goldאֵ֣יןthere notכֶּ֗סֶףwas silverלֹ֥אnotנֶחְשָׁ֛בit was reckonedבִּימֵ֥יin the days ofשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonלִמְאֽוּמָה׃to anything
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כִּי֩forאֳנִ֨יthe ships ofתַרְשִׁ֤ישׁTarshishלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙belonged to the kingבַּיָּ֔םon the seaעִ֖םwithאֳנִ֣יthe ships ofחִירָ֑םHiramאַחַת֩one timeלְשָׁלֹ֨שׁto threeשָׁנִ֜יםyearsתָּב֣וֹא׀it cameאֳנִ֣יthe ships ofתַרְשִׁ֗ישׁTarshishנֹֽשְׂאֵת֙carryingזָהָ֣בgoldוָכֶ֔סֶףand silverשֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםivoriesוְקֹפִ֖יםand monkeysוְתֻכִּיִּֽים׃and apes
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וַיִּגְדַּל֙and he became greatהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonמִכֹּ֖לmore than allמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe earthלְעֹ֖שֶׁרto wealthוּלְחָכְמָֽה׃and to wisdom
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וְכָ֨ל־and allהָאָ֔רֶץthe earthמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםwere seekingאֶת־obj.פְּנֵ֣יthe face ofשְׁלֹמֹ֑הSolomonלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙to hearאֶת־obj.חָכְמָת֔וֹwisdom hisאֲשֶׁר־whichנָתַ֥ןhe had putאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃in heart his
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וְהֵ֣מָּהand theyמְבִאִ֣יםwere bringingאִ֣ישׁeachמִנְחָת֡וֹgift hisכְּלֵ֣יarticles ofכֶסֶף֩silverוּכְלֵ֨יand articles ofזָהָ֤בgoldוּשְׂלָמוֹת֙and garmentsוְנֵ֣שֶׁקand weaponryוּבְשָׂמִ֔יםand spicesסוּסִ֖יםhorsesוּפְרָדִ֑יםand mulesדְּבַר־the matter ofשָׁנָ֖הa yearבְּשָׁנָֽה׃ סin a year
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וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףand he gatheredשְׁלֹמֹה֮Solomonרֶ֣כֶבchariotryוּפָרָשִׁים֒and horsemenוַיְהִי־and it belongedל֗וֹto himאֶ֤לֶףone thousandוְאַרְבַּע־and fourמֵאוֹת֙hundredsרֶ֔כֶבchariotsוּשְׁנֵים־and two plusעָשָׂ֥רtenאֶ֖לֶףthousandפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםhorsemenוַיַּנְחֵם֙and he led themבְּעָרֵ֣יin the cities ofהָרֶ֔כֶבthe chariotryוְעִם־and withהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem
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וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he madeהַמֶּ֧לֶךְthe kingאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֛סֶףthe silverבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalemכָּאֲבָנִ֑יםlike the stonesוְאֵ֣תand obj.הָאֲרָזִ֗יםthe cedarsנָתַ֛ןhe madeכַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםlike the sycamoresאֲשֶׁר־whichבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הare in the Shephelahלָרֹֽב׃for abundance
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וּמוֹצָ֧אand the export ofהַסּוּסִ֛יםthe horsesאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הbelonged to Solomonמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםwas from Egyptוּמִקְוֵ֕הand from Queסֹחֲרֵ֣יthe traders ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingיִקְח֥וּthey took themמִקְוֵ֖הfrom Queבִּמְחִֽיר׃for a price
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וַֽ֠תַּעֲלֶהand it came upוַתֵּצֵ֨אand it came outמֶרְכָּבָ֤הa chariotמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙from Egyptבְּשֵׁ֣שׁfor sixמֵא֣וֹתhundredsכֶּ֔סֶףsilverוְס֖וּסand a horseבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםfor fiftyוּמֵאָ֑הand one hundredוְ֠כֵןand thusלְכָל־to allמַלְכֵ֧יthe kings ofהַחִתִּ֛יםthe Hittitesוּלְמַלְכֵ֥יand to the kings ofאֲרָ֖םAramבְּיָדָ֥םby hand theirיֹצִֽאוּ׃ פthey brought them out

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