1 Kings 5
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וַ֠יִּשְׁלַחand he sentחִירָ֨םHiramמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofצ֤וֹרTyreאֶת־obj.עֲבָדָיו֙servants hisאֶל־toשְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonכִּ֣יforשָׁמַ֔עhe had heardכִּ֥יthatאֹת֛וֹobj. himמָשְׁח֥וּpeople had anointedלְמֶ֖לֶךְto kingתַּ֣חַתin place ofאָבִ֑יהוּfather hisכִּ֣יforאֹהֵ֗בa friendהָיָ֥הhe had beenחִירָ֛םHiramלְדָוִ֖דof Davidכָּל־allהַיָּמִֽים׃ סthe days
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אַתָּ֨הyouיָדַ֜עְתָּyou knowאֶת־obj.דָּוִ֣דDavidאָבִ֗יfather myכִּ֣יthatלֹ֤אnotיָכֹל֙he was ableלִבְנ֣וֹתto buildבַּ֗יִתa houseלְשֵׁם֙for the name ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהָ֔יוGod hisמִפְּנֵ֥יfrom because ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הthe warאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichסְבָבֻ֑הוּthey had surrounded himעַ֤דuntilתֵּת־gaveיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֹתָ֔םobj. themתַּ֖חַתunderכַּפּ֥וֹתthe soles ofרַגְלָֽי׃feet my
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וְהִנְנִ֣יand here Iאֹמֵ֔רam sayingלִבְנ֣וֹתto buildבַּ֔יִתa houseלְשֵׁ֖םfor the name ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהָ֑יGod myכַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀just asדִּבֶּ֣רhe spokeיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֶל־toדָּוִ֤דDavidאָבִי֙father myלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingבִּנְךָ֗son yourאֲשֶׁ֨רwhomאֶתֵּ֤ןI will putתַּחְתֶּ֙יךָ֙in place of youעַל־onכִּסְאֶ֔ךָthrone yourהֽוּא־heיִבְנֶ֥הhe will buildהַבַּ֖יִתthe houseלִשְׁמִֽי׃for name my
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וְעַתָּ֡הand thereforeצַוֵּה֩commandוְיִכְרְתוּ־so they may cutלִ֨יfor the meאֲרָזִ֜יםcedarsמִן־fromהַלְּבָנ֗וֹןthe Lebanonוַֽעֲבָדַי֙and servants myיִהְי֣וּthey will beעִם־withעֲבָדֶ֔יךָservants yourוּשְׂכַ֤רand the wages ofעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙servants yourאֶתֵּ֣ןI will giveלְךָ֔to the youכְּכֹ֖לaccording to allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatתֹּאמֵ֑רyou will sayכִּ֣י׀forאַתָּ֣הyouיָדַ֗עְתָּyou knowכִּ֣יthatאֵ֥יןthere notבָּ֛נוּamong the usאִ֛ישׁis anyoneיֹדֵ֥עַwho knowsלִכְרָת־to cutעֵצִ֖יםwoodsכַּצִּדֹנִֽים׃like the Sidonians
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וַיְהִ֞יand it wasכִּשְׁמֹ֧עַwhen heardחִירָ֛םHiramאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonוַיִּשְׂמַ֣חand he rejoicedמְאֹ֑דexceedinglyוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidבָּר֤וּךְbe blessedיְהוָה֙Yahwehהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoנָתַ֤ןhe has givenלְדָוִד֙to Davidבֵּ֣ןa sonחָכָ֔םwiseעַל־overהָעָ֥םthe peopleהָרָ֖בthe greatהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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עֲ֠בָדַיservants myיֹרִ֨דוּthey will bring them downמִן־fromהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןthe Lebanonיָ֗מָּהthe sea towardsוַ֠אֲנִיand Iאֲשִׂימֵ֨םI will make themדֹּבְר֤וֹתraftsבַּיָּם֙on the seaעַֽד־toהַמָּק֞וֹםthe placeאֲשֶׁר־whichתִּשְׁלַ֥חyou will sendאֵלַ֛יto meוְנִפַּצְתִּ֥יםand I will break up themשָׁ֖םthereוְאַתָּ֣הand youתִשָּׂ֑אyou will carry them awayוְאַתָּה֙and youתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הyou will doאֶת־obj.חֶפְצִ֔יdesire myלָתֵ֖תby givingלֶ֥חֶםthe food ofבֵּיתִֽי׃household my
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