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2 Chronicles 1

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וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֛קand he strengthened himselfשְׁלֹמֹ֥הSolomonבֶן־the son ofדָּוִ֖ידDavidעַל־overמַלְכוּת֑וֹkingdom hisוַיהוָ֤הand Yahwehאֱלֹהָיו֙God hisעִמּ֔וֹwas with himוַֽיְגַדְּלֵ֖הוּand he made great himלְמָֽעְלָה׃to upwards towards
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he spokeשְׁלֹמֹ֣הSolomonלְכָל־to allיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לIsraelלְשָׂרֵי֩to the commanders ofהָאֲלָפִ֨יםthe thousandsוְהַמֵּא֜וֹתand the hundredsוְלַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗יםand to the judgesוּלְכֹ֛לand to everyנָשִׂ֥יאleaderלְכָל־of allיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelרָאשֵׁ֥יthe heads ofהָאָבֽוֹת׃the fathers
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וַיֵּלְכ֗וּand they wentשְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomonוְכָל־and allהַקָּהָ֣לthe assemblyעִמּ֔וֹwith himלַבָּמָ֖הto the high placeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבְּגִבְע֑וֹןwas at Gibeonכִּי־forשָׁ֣םthereהָיָ֗הit wasאֹ֤הֶלthe tent ofמוֹעֵד֙meeting ofהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעָשָׂ֛הhe had madeמֹשֶׁ֥הMosesעֶֽבֶד־the servant ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃in the wilderness
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אֲבָ֗לbutאֲר֤וֹןthe ark ofהָאֱלֹהִים֙the Godהֶעֱלָ֤הhe had brought upדָוִיד֙Davidמִקִּרְיַ֣תfrom Kiriathיְעָרִ֔יםJearimבַּֽהֵכִ֥יןin the where he had preparedל֖וֹfor itדָּוִ֑ידDavidכִּ֧יforנָֽטָה־he had pitchedל֛וֹfor itאֹ֖הֶלa tentבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem
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וּמִזְבַּ֣חand the altar ofהַנְּחֹ֗שֶׁתthe bronzeאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichעָשָׂה֙he had madeבְּצַלְאֵל֙Bezalelבֶּן־the son ofאוּרִ֣יUriבֶן־the son ofח֔וּרHurשָׂ֕םhe had putלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeמִשְׁכַּ֣ןthe tabernacle ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיִּדְרְשֵׁ֥הוּand he sought itשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonוְהַקָּהָֽל׃and the assembly
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וַיַּעַל֩and he went upשְׁלֹמֹ֨הSolomonשָׁ֜םthereעַל־toמִזְבַּ֤חthe altar ofהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙the bronzeלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichלְאֹ֣הֶלwas to the tent ofמוֹעֵ֑דmeetingוַיַּ֧עַלand he offered upעָלָ֛יוon itעֹל֖וֹתburnt offeringsאָֽלֶף׃a thousand
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בַּלַּ֣יְלָהin the nightהַה֔וּאthe thatנִרְאָ֥הhe appearedאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodלִשְׁלֹמֹ֑הto Solomonוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidל֔וֹto himשְׁאַ֖לaskמָ֥הwhat?אֶתֶּן־will I giveלָֽךְ׃to you
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidשְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomonלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםto Godאַתָּ֗הyouעָשִׂ֛יתָyou have doneעִם־withדָּוִ֥ידDavidאָבִ֖יfather myחֶ֣סֶדcovenant loyaltyגָּד֑וֹלgreatוְהִמְלַכְתַּ֖נִיand you have made king meתַּחְתָּֽיו׃in place of him
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עַתָּה֙nowיְהוָ֣הO Yahwehאֱלֹהִ֔יםGodיֵֽאָמֵן֙let it be establishedדְּבָ֣רְךָ֔word yourעִ֖םwithדָּוִ֣ידDavidאָבִ֑יfather myכִּ֤יforאַתָּה֙youהִמְלַכְתַּ֔נִיyou have made king meעַל־overעַ֕םa peopleרַ֖בnumerousכַּעֲפַ֥רlike the dust ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
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עַתָּ֗הnowחָכְמָ֤הwisdomוּמַדָּע֙and knowledgeתֶּן־giveלִ֔יto meוְאֵֽצְאָ֛הso let me go outלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהָֽעָם־the peopleהַזֶּ֖הthe thisוְאָב֑וֹאָהso I may comeכִּֽי־forמִ֣יwho?יִשְׁפֹּ֔טwill he judgeאֶת־obj.עַמְּךָ֥people yourהַזֶּ֖הthe thisהַגָּדֽוֹל׃ סthe great
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר־and he saidאֱלֹהִ֣ים׀Godלִשְׁלֹמֹ֡הto Solomonיַ֣עַןbecauseאֲשֶׁר֩thatהָיְתָ֨הit wasזֹ֜אתthisעִם־withלְבָבֶ֗ךָheart yourוְלֹֽא־and notשָׁ֠אַלְתָּyou have asked forעֹ֣שֶׁרwealthנְכָסִ֤יםrichesוְכָבוֹד֙and honorוְאֵת֙and obj.נֶ֣פֶשׁthe life ofשֹׂנְאֶ֔יךָthose who hate youוְגַם־and alsoיָמִ֥יםdaysרַבִּ֖יםmanyלֹ֣אnotשָׁאָ֑לְתָּyou have asked forוַתִּֽשְׁאַל־and you have asked forלְךָ֙for yourselfחָכְמָ֣הwisdomוּמַדָּ֔עand knowledgeאֲשֶׁ֤רthatתִּשְׁפּוֹט֙you will judgeאֶת־obj.עַמִּ֔יpeople myאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichהִמְלַכְתִּ֖יךָI have made king youעָלָֽיו׃over it
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הַֽחָכְמָ֥הthe wisdomוְהַמַּדָּ֖עand the knowledgeנָת֣וּןis givenלָ֑ךְto youוְעֹ֨שֶׁרand wealthוּנְכָסִ֤יםand richesוְכָבוֹד֙and honorאֶתֶּן־I will giveלָ֔ךְto youאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀whichלֹא־notהָ֣יָהit belongedכֵ֗ןthusלַמְּלָכִים֙to the kingsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoלְפָנֶ֔יךָwere to before youוְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָand after youלֹ֥אnotיִֽהְיֶה־it will beכֵּֽן׃thus
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וַיָּבֹ֨אand he wentשְׁלֹמֹ֜הSolomonלַבָּמָ֤הto the high placeאֲשֶׁר־whichבְּגִבְעוֹן֙was at Gibeonיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemמִלִּפְנֵ֖יfrom to beforeאֹ֣הֶלthe tent ofמוֹעֵ֑דmeetingוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְand he reignedעַל־overיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael
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וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףand he gatheredשְׁלֹמֹה֮Solomonרֶ֣כֶבchariotsוּפָרָשִׁים֒and warhorsesוַֽיְהִי־and it belongedל֗וֹto himאֶ֤לֶףone thousandוְאַרְבַּע־and fourמֵאוֹת֙hundredsרֶ֔כֶבchariotsוּשְׁנֵים־and two plusעָשָׂ֥רtenאֶ֖לֶףthousandפָּרָשִׁ֑יםwarhorsesוַיַּנִּיחֵם֙and he placed themבְּעָרֵ֣יin the cities ofהָרֶ֔כֶבthe chariotryוְעִם־and withהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem
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וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he madeהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֧סֶףthe silverוְאֶת־and obj.הַזָּהָ֛בthe goldבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin 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 Egyptוּמִקְוֵ֕אand from Queסֹחֲרֵ֣יthe traders ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingמִקְוֵ֥אfrom Queיִקְח֖וּthey took themבִּמְחִֽיר׃for a price
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וַֽ֠יַּעֲלוּand they brought upוַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּand they brought outמִמִּצְרַ֤יִםfrom Egyptמֶרְכָּבָה֙a chariotבְּשֵׁ֣שׁfor sixמֵא֣וֹתhundredsכֶּ֔סֶףsilverוְס֖וּסand a horseבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםfor fiftyוּמֵאָ֑הand one hundredוְ֠כֵןand thusלְכָל־to allמַלְכֵ֧יthe kings ofהַֽחִתִּ֛יםthe Hittitesוּמַלְכֵ֥יand the kings ofאֲרָ֖םAramבְּיָדָ֥םby hand theirיוֹצִֽיאוּ׃they brought them out

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