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1 Kings 4

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וַֽיְהִי֙and he wasהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonמֶ֖לֶךְkingעַל־overכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סIsrael
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וְאֵ֥לֶּהand theseהַשָּׂרִ֖יםwere the officialsאֲשֶׁר־whoל֑וֹbelonged to the himעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּAzariahבֶן־the son ofצָד֖וֹקZadokהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סwas the priest
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אֱלִיחֹ֧רֶףElihorephוַאֲחִיָּ֛הand Ahijahבְּנֵ֥יthe sons ofשִׁישָׁ֖אShishaסֹפְרִ֑יםwere scribesיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טJehoshaphatבֶּן־the son ofאֲחִיל֖וּדAhiludהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃was the recorder
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וּבְנָיָ֥הוּand Benaiahבֶן־the son ofיְהוֹיָדָ֖עJehoiadaעַל־was overהַצָּבָ֑אthe armyוְצָד֥וֹקand Zadokוְאֶבְיָתָ֖רand Abiatharכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ סwere priests
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וַעֲזַרְיָ֥הוּand Azariahבֶן־the son ofנָתָ֖ןNathanעַל־was overהַנִּצָּבִ֑יםthe overseersוְזָב֧וּדand Zabudבֶּן־the son ofנָתָ֛ןNathanכֹּהֵ֖ןwas a priestרֵעֶ֥הthe friend ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַאֲחִישָׁ֖רand Ahisharעַל־was overהַבָּ֑יִתthe houseוַאֲדֹנִירָ֥םand Adoniramבֶּן־the son ofעַבְדָּ֖אAbdaעַל־was overהַמַּֽס׃ סthe forced labor
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וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞הand belonged to Solomonשְׁנֵים־two plusעָשָׂ֤רtenנִצָּבִים֙overseersעַל־overכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְכִלְכְּל֥וּand they suppliedאֶת־obj.הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingוְאֶת־and obj.בֵּית֑וֹhousehold hisחֹ֧דֶשׁa monthבַּשָּׁנָ֛הin the yearיִהְיֶ֥הit wasעַל־onהָאֶחָ֖דthe oneלְכַלְכֵּֽל׃ סto supply
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וְאֵ֣לֶּהand theseשְׁמוֹתָ֔םare names theirבֶּן־Ben-ח֖וּרHurבְּהַ֥רin the hill country ofאֶפְרָֽיִם׃ סEphraim
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בֶּן־Ben-דֶּ֛קֶרDekerבְּמָקַ֥ץin Makazוּבְשַֽׁעַלְבִ֖יםand in Shaalbimוּבֵ֣יתand in Bethשָׁ֑מֶשׁShemeshוְאֵיל֖וֹןand Elonבֵּ֥יתBethחָנָֽן׃ סHanan
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בֶּן־Ben-חֶ֖סֶדHesedבָּֽאֲרֻבּ֑וֹתin the Arubbothל֥וֹbelonged to the himשֹׂכֹ֖הSocohוְכָל־and allאֶ֥רֶץthe land ofחֵֽפֶר׃ סHepher
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בֶּן־Ben-אֲבִֽינָדָ֖בAbinadabכָּל־allנָ֣פַתNaphath ofדֹּ֑ארDorטָפַת֙Taphathבַּת־the daughter ofשְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonהָ֥יְתָהshe becameלּ֖וֹof himלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סinto a wife
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בַּֽעֲנָא֙Baanaבֶּן־the son ofאֲחִיל֔וּדAhiludתַּעְנַ֖ךְTaanachוּמְגִדּ֑וֹand Megiddoוְכָל־and allבֵּ֣יתBethשְׁאָ֡ןSheanאֲשֶׁר֩whichאֵ֨צֶלis besideצָרְתַ֜נָהZarethan towardsמִתַּ֣חַתfrom underלְיִזְרְעֶ֗אלto Jezreelמִבֵּ֤יתfrom Bethשְׁאָן֙Sheanעַ֚דtoאָבֵ֣לAbelמְחוֹלָ֔הMeholahעַ֖דtoמֵעֵ֥בֶרfrom the other sideלְיָקְמֳעָֽם׃ סof Jokmeam
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בֶּן־Ben-גֶּ֖בֶרGeberבְּרָמֹ֣תin Ramothגִּלְעָ֑דGileadל֡וֹbelonged to the himחַוֹּת֩the villages ofיָאִ֨ירJairבֶּן־the son ofמְנַשֶּׁ֜הManassehאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבַּגִּלְעָ֗דare in the Gileadל֚וֹbelonged to the himחֶ֤בֶלthe region ofאַרְגֹּב֙Argobאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבַּבָּשָׁ֔ןis in the Bashanשִׁשִּׁים֙sixtyעָרִ֣יםcitiesגְּדֹל֔וֹתlargeחוֹמָ֖הa wallוּבְרִ֥יחַand bars ofנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ סbronze
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אֲחִֽינָדָ֥בAhinadabבֶּן־the son ofעִדֹּ֖אIddoמַחֲנָֽיְמָה׃Mahanaim towards
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אֲחִימַ֖עַץAhimaazבְּנַפְתָּלִ֑יin Naphtaliגַּם־alsoה֗וּאheלָקַ֛חhe tookאֶת־obj.בָּשְׂמַ֥תBasemathבַּת־the daughter ofשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonלְאִשָּֽׁה׃to a wife
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בַּֽעֲנָא֙Baanaבֶּן־the son ofחוּשָׁ֔יHushaiבְּאָשֵׁ֖רin Asherוּבְעָלֽוֹת׃ סand Bealoth
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יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טJehoshaphatבֶּן־the son ofפָּר֖וּחַParuahבְּיִשָׂשכָֽר׃ סin Issachar
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שִׁמְעִ֥יShimeiבֶן־the son ofאֵלָ֖אElaבְּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סin Benjamin
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גֶּ֥בֶרGeberבֶּן־the son ofאֻרִ֖יUriבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofגִּלְעָ֑דGileadאֶ֜רֶץthe land ofסִיח֣וֹן׀Sihonמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofהָאֱמֹרִ֗יthe Amoritesוְעֹג֙and Ogמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofהַבָּשָׁ֔ןthe Bashanוּנְצִ֥יבand an overseerאֶחָ֖דoneאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoבָּאָֽרֶץ׃was in the land
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יְהוּדָ֤הJudahוְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙and Israelרַבִּ֔יםwere numerousכַּח֥וֹלlike the sandאֲשֶׁר־whichעַל־is atהַיָּ֖םthe seaלָרֹ֑בfor multitudeאֹכְלִ֥יםthey were eatingוְשֹׁתִ֖יםand were drinkingוּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃and were joyful
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וּשְׁלֹמֹ֗הand Solomonהָיָ֤הhe wasמוֹשֵׁל֙rulingבְּכָל־over allהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתthe kingdomsמִן־fromהַנָּהָר֙the Riverאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesוְעַ֖דand toגְּב֣וּלthe border ofמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptמַגִּשִׁ֥יםthey were bringingמִנְחָ֛הtributeוְעֹבְדִ֥יםand were servingאֶת־obj.שְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonכָּל־allיְמֵ֥יthe days ofחַיָּֽיו׃ פlife his
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וַיְהִ֥יand it wasלֶֽחֶם־the food ofשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonלְי֣וֹםfor a dayאֶחָ֑דoneשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםthirtyכֹּר֙cors ofסֹ֔לֶתfine flourוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםand sixtyכֹּ֖רcors ofקָֽמַח׃flour
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עֲשָׂרָ֨הtenבָקָ֜רcattleבְּרִאִ֗יםfatוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםand twentyבָּקָ֛רcattleרְעִ֖יpastureוּמֵ֣אָהand one hundredצֹ֑אןsheepלְ֠בַדto apartמֵֽאַיָּ֤לfrom deerוּצְבִי֙and gazelleוְיַחְמ֔וּרand roe-deerוּבַרְבֻּרִ֖יםand birdsאֲבוּסִֽים׃fattened
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כִּי־forה֞וּאheרֹדֶ֣ה׀was rulingבְּכָל־over allעֵ֣בֶרthe other side ofהַנָּהָ֗רthe Riverמִתִּפְסַח֙from Tiphsahוְעַד־and toעַזָּ֔הGazaבְּכָל־over allמַלְכֵ֖יthe kings ofעֵ֣בֶרthe other side ofהַנָּהָ֑רthe Riverוְשָׁל֗וֹםand peaceהָ֥יָהit belongedל֛וֹto the himמִכָּל־from allעֲבָרָ֖יוsides hisמִסָּבִֽיב׃from round about
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וַיֵּשֶׁב֩and it dweltיְהוּדָ֨הJudahוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לand Israelלָבֶ֗טַחto securityאִ֣ישׁeveryoneתַּ֤חַתunderגַּפְנוֹ֙own vine hisוְתַ֣חַתand underתְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹown fig tree hisמִדָּ֖ןfrom Danוְעַד־and toבְּאֵ֣רBeerשָׁ֑בַעShebaכֹּ֖לallיְמֵ֥יthe days ofשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ סSolomon
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וַיְהִ֣יand it belongedלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הto Solomonאַרְבָּעִ֥יםfortyאֶ֛לֶףthousandאֻרְוֹ֥תstalls ofסוּסִ֖יםhorsesלְמֶרְכָּב֑וֹfor chariotry hisוּשְׁנֵים־and two plusעָשָׂ֥רtenאֶ֖לֶףthousandפָּרָשִֽׁים׃horsemen
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וְכִלְכְּלוּ֩and they suppliedהַנִּצָּבִ֨יםthe overseersהָאֵ֜לֶּהthe theseאֶת־obj.הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomonוְאֵ֧תand obj.כָּל־everyהַקָּרֵ֛בthe person approachingאֶל־toשֻׁלְחַ֥ןthe table ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־the kingשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonאִ֣ישׁeachחָדְשׁ֑וֹmonth hisלֹ֥אnotיְעַדְּר֖וּthey left lackingדָּבָֽר׃anything
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וְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֣יםand the barleysוְהַתֶּ֔בֶןand the strawלַסּוּסִ֖יםfor the horsesוְלָרָ֑כֶשׁand for the steedsיָבִ֗אוּthey broughtאֶל־toהַמָּקוֹם֙the placeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereיִֽהְיֶה־it wasשָּׁ֔םthereאִ֖ישׁeachכְּמִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃ סaccording to measure his
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וַיִּתֵּן֩and he gaveאֱלֹהִ֨יםGodחָכְמָ֧הwisdomלִשְׁלֹמֹ֛הto Solomonוּתְבוּנָ֖הand understandingהַרְבֵּ֣הgreatמְאֹ֑דveryוְרֹ֣חַבand breadth ofלֵ֔בheartכַּח֕וֹלlike the sandאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichעַל־is onשְׂפַ֥תthe shore ofהַיָּֽם׃the sea
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וַתֵּ֙רֶב֙and it was greatחָכְמַ֣תthe wisdom ofשְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonמֵֽחָכְמַ֖תmore than the wisdom ofכָּל־allבְּנֵי־the people ofקֶ֑דֶםthe eastוּמִכֹּ֖לand more than allחָכְמַ֥תthe wisdom ofמִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
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וַיֶּחְכַּם֮and he was wiseמִכָּל־more than anyהָֽאָדָם֒the humanמֵאֵיתָ֣ןmore than Ethanהָאֶזְרָחִ֗יthe Ezrachiteוְהֵימָ֧ןand Hemanוְכַלְכֹּ֛לand Kalkolוְדַרְדַּ֖עand Dardaבְּנֵ֣יthe sons ofמָח֑וֹלMaholוַיְהִֽי־and it wasשְׁמ֥וֹname hisבְכָֽל־among allהַגּוֹיִ֖םthe nationsסָבִֽיב׃around
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וַיְדַבֵּ֕רand he spokeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתthreeאֲלָפִ֖יםthousandsמָשָׁ֑לproverbsוַיְהִ֥יand it wasשִׁיר֖וֹsong hisחֲמִשָּׁ֥הfiveוָאָֽלֶף׃and one thousand
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וַיְדַבֵּר֮and he spokeעַל־onהָֽעֵצִים֒the treesמִן־fromהָאֶ֙רֶז֙the cedarאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןis in the Lebanonוְעַד֙and toהָאֵז֔וֹבthe hyssopאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichיֹצֵ֖אis coming outבַּקִּ֑ירin the wallוַיְדַבֵּר֙and he spokeעַל־onהַבְּהֵמָ֣הthe animalsוְעַל־and onהָע֔וֹףthe birdsוְעַל־and onהָרֶ֖מֶשׂthe creeping thingsוְעַל־and onהַדָּגִֽים׃the fish
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וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and people cameמִכָּל־from allהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםthe peoplesלִשְׁמֹ֕עַto hearאֵ֖תobj.חָכְמַ֣תthe wisdom ofשְׁלֹמֹ֑הSolomonמֵאֵת֙from withכָּל־allמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe earthאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoשָׁמְע֖וּthey had heardאֶת־obj.חָכְמָתֽוֹ׃ סwisdom his

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