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1 Kings 6:1

וַיְהִ֣י בִשְׁמֹונִ֣ים שָׁנָ֣ה וְאַרְבַּ֣ע מֵאֹ֣ות שָׁנָ֡ה לְצֵ֣את בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל מֵאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַיִם֩ בַּשָּׁנָ֨ה הָרְבִיעִ֜ית בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ זִ֗ו ה֚וּא הַחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י לִמְלֹ֥ךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּ֥בֶן הַבַּ֖יִת לַיהוָֽה׃ And it came to be, in eighty years and four hundred years after the going out of the … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:32 (1 Kings 5:18)

וַֽיִּפְסְל֞וּ בֹּנֵ֧י שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה וּבֹנֵ֥י חִירֹ֖ום וְהַגִּבְלִ֑ים וַיָּכִ֛ינוּ הָעֵצִ֥ים וְהָאֲבָנִ֖ים לִבְנֹ֥ות הַבָּֽיִת׃ פ And the builders of Shelomo and the builders of Ḥiram and the Givlim shaped them, and they prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.   … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:31 (1 Kings 5:17)

וַיְצַ֣ו הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ וַיַּסִּעוּ֩ אֲבָנִ֨ים גְּדֹלֹ֜ות אֲבָנִ֧ים יְקָרֹ֛ות לְיַסֵּ֥ד הַבָּ֖יִת אַבְנֵ֥י גָזִֽית׃ And the king commanded, and they quarried great stones, costly stones, to lay the foundation of the house—hewn stones.   Morphology וַיְצַ֣ו (va-ytsav) – Root: צוה (tsavah); Form: Wayyiqtol … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:30 (1 Kings 5:16)

לְ֠בַד מִשָּׂרֵ֨י הַנִּצָּבִ֤ים לִשְׁלֹמֹה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּשְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵאֹ֑ות הָרֹדִ֣ים בָּעָ֔ם הָעֹשִׂ֖ים בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ Besides the officers of Shelomo’s overseers who were over the work: three thousand and three hundred, those ruling over the people who were doing the work. … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:29 (1 Kings 5:15)

וַיְהִ֧י לִשְׁלֹמֹ֛ה שִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף נֹשֵׂ֣א סַבָּ֑ל וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף חֹצֵ֥ב בָּהָֽר׃ And Shelomo had seventy thousand who bore burdens and eighty thousand who quarried in the hill country.   Morphology וַיְהִ֧י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), Qal, … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:28 (1 Kings 5:14)

וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣ם לְבָנֹ֗ונָה עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת אֲלָפִ֤ים בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ חֲלִיפֹ֔ות חֹ֚דֶשׁ יִהְי֣וּ בַלְּבָנֹ֔ון שְׁנַ֥יִם חֳדָשִׁ֖ים בְּבֵיתֹ֑ו וַאֲדֹנִירָ֖ם עַל־הַמַּֽס׃ ס And he sent them to the Levanon, ten thousand per month, in shifts: a month they would be in the Levanon, two months in his … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:27 (1 Kings 5:13)

וַיַּ֨עַל הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה מַ֖ס מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֣י הַמַּ֔ס שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃ And King Shelomo raised a levy from all Yisraʾel, and the levy was thirty thousand men.   Morphology וַיַּ֨עַל (va-yaʿal) – Root: עלה (ʿalah); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), Hiphil, 3rd … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:26 (1 Kings 5:12)

וַיהוָ֗ה נָתַ֤ן חָכְמָה֙ לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּר־לֹ֑ו וַיְהִ֣י שָׁלֹ֗ם בֵּ֤ין חִירָם֙ וּבֵ֣ין שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וַיִּכְרְת֥וּ בְרִ֖ית שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ And YHWH gave wisdom to Shelomo as He had spoken to him, and there was peace between Ḥiram and Shelomo, and the two of them … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:25 (1 Kings 5:11)

וּשְׁלֹמֹה֩ נָתַ֨ן לְחִירָ֜ם עֶשְׂרִים֩ אֶ֨לֶף כֹּ֤ר חִטִּים֙ מַכֹּ֣לֶת לְבֵיתֹ֔ו וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים כֹּ֖ר שֶׁ֣מֶן כָּתִ֑ית כֹּֽה־יִתֵּ֧ן שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה לְחִירָ֖ם שָׁנָ֥ה בְשָׁנָֽה׃ פ And Shelomo gave to Ḥiram twenty thousand kors of wheat as food for his household, and twenty kors of beaten oil; … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:24 (1 Kings 5:10)

וַיְהִ֨י חִירֹ֜ום נֹתֵ֣ן לִשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה עֲצֵ֧י אֲרָזִ֛ים וַעֲצֵ֥י בְרֹושִׁ֖ים כָּל־חֶפְצֹֽו׃ And Ḥiram was giving to Shelomo cedar trees and cypress trees, all his desire.   Morphology וַיְהִ֨י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), Qal, 3rd person masculine singular; … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:23 (1 Kings 5:9)

עֲ֠בָדַי יֹרִ֨דוּ מִן־הַלְּבָנֹ֜ון יָ֗מָּה וַ֠אֲנִי אֲשִׂימֵ֨ם דֹּבְרֹ֤ות בַּיָּם֙ עַֽד־הַמָּקֹ֞ום אֲשֶׁר־תִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלַ֛י וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥ים שָׁ֖ם וְאַתָּ֣ה תִשָּׂ֑א וְאַתָּה֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֶת־חֶפְצִ֔י לָתֵ֖ת לֶ֥חֶם בֵּיתִֽי׃ My servants shall bring down from the Levanon to the sea, and I will make them into rafts on … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:22 (1 Kings 5:8)

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח חִירָם֙ אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה לֵאמֹ֔ר שָׁמַ֕עְתִּי אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֖חְתָּ אֵלָ֑י אֲנִ֤י אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ אֶת־כָּל־חֶפְצְךָ֔ בַּעֲצֵ֥י אֲרָזִ֖ים וּבַעֲצֵ֥י בְרֹושִֽׁים׃ And Ḥiram sent to Shelomo, saying, “I have heard that which you sent to me. I will do all your desire regarding cedar trees and … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:21 (1 Kings 5:7)

וַיְהִ֞י כִּשְׁמֹ֧עַ חִירָ֛ם אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה וַיִּשְׂמַ֣ח מְאֹ֑ד וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ הַיֹּ֔ום אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤ן לְדָוִד֙ בֵּ֣ן חָכָ֔ם עַל־הָעָ֥ם הָרָ֖ב הַזֶּֽה׃ And it came to be, when Ḥiram heard the words of Shelomo, that he rejoiced greatly, and he said, “Blessed be … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:20 (1 Kings 5:6)

וְעַתָּ֡ה צַוֵּה֩ וְיִכְרְתוּ־לִ֨י אֲרָזִ֜ים מִן־הַלְּבָנֹ֗ון וַֽעֲבָדַי֙ יִהְי֣וּ עִם־עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ וּשְׂכַ֤ר עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙ אֶתֵּ֣ן לְךָ֔ כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאמֵ֑ר כִּ֣י אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֗עְתָּ כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין בָּ֛נוּ אִ֛ישׁ יֹדֵ֥עַ לִכְרָת־עֵצִ֖ים כַּצִּדֹנִֽים׃ And now command that they cut down cedars for me from the Levanon, and my … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:19 (1 Kings 5:5)

וְהִנְנִ֣י אֹמֵ֔ר לִבְנֹ֣ות בַּ֔יִת לְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־דָּוִ֤ד אָבִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בִּנְךָ֗ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֶתֵּ֤ן תַּחְתֶּ֨יךָ֙ עַל־כִּסְאֶ֔ךָ הֽוּא־יִבְנֶ֥ה הַבַּ֖יִת לִשְׁמִֽי׃ And behold, I say to build a house for the name of YHWH my God, as YHWH spoke to … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:18 (1 Kings 5:4)

וְעַתָּ֕ה הֵנִ֨יחַ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛י לִ֖י מִסָּבִ֑יב אֵ֣ין שָׂטָ֔ן וְאֵ֖ין פֶּ֥גַע רָֽע׃ And now YHWH my God has given me rest all around; there is no adversary and no evil occurrence.   Morphology וְעַתָּ֕ה (ve-ʿattah) – Root: עתה (ʿattah); Form: Conjunction … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:17 (1 Kings 5:3)

אַתָּ֨ה יָדַ֜עְתָּ אֶת־דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֗י כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָכֹל֙ לִבְנ֣וֹת בַּ֗יִת לְשֵׁם֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו מִפְּנֵ֥י הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר סְבָבֻ֑הוּ עַ֤ד תֵּת־יְהוָה֙ אֹתָ֔ם תַּ֖חַת כַּפּ֥וֹת רַגְלָֽו׃ “You know Dawid my father, that he was not able to build a house for the name of … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:16 (1 Kings 5:2)

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֶל־חִירָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃ And Shelomo sent to Ḥiram, saying,   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (va-yishlaḥ) – Root: שלח (shalaḥ); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect), Qal, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he sent”; Notes: Typical narrative verb form indicating past sequential action. … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:15 (1 Kings 5:1)

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח חִירָ֨ם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹ֤ור אֶת־עֲבָדָיו֙ אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י אֹתֹ֛ו מָשְׁח֥וּ לְמֶ֖לֶךְ תַּ֣חַת אָבִ֑יהוּ כִּ֣י אֹהֵ֗ב הָיָ֥ה חִירָ֛ם לְדָוִ֖ד כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ ס And Ḥiram king of Tsor sent his servants to Shelomo, for he had heard that they had anointed him king … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:14 (1 Kings 4:34)

וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ מִכָּל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים לִשְׁמֹ֕עַ אֵ֖ת חָכְמַ֣ת שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה מֵאֵת֙ כָּל־מַלְכֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמְע֖וּ אֶת־חָכְמָתֹֽו׃ ס And they came from all the peoples to hear the wisdom of Shelomo, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.   … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:13 (1 Kings 4:33)

וַיְדַבֵּר֮ עַל־הָֽעֵצִים֒ מִן־הָאֶ֨רֶז֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּלְּבָנֹ֔ון וְעַד֙ הָאֵזֹ֔וב אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹצֵ֖א בַּקִּ֑יר וַיְדַבֵּר֙ עַל־הַבְּהֵמָ֣ה וְעַל־הָעֹ֔וף וְעַל־הָרֶ֖מֶשׂ וְעַל־הַדָּגִֽים׃ And he spoke about the trees, from the cedar that is in the Levanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; and he … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:12 (1 Kings 4:32)

וַיְדַבֵּ֕ר שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים מָשָׁ֑ל וַיְהִ֥י שִׁירֹ֖ו חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה וָאָֽלֶף׃ And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.   Morphology וַיְדַבֵּ֕ר (va-yedabber) – Root: דבר; Form: Piel wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he spoke”; … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:11 (1 Kings 4:31)

וַיֶּחְכַּם֮ מִכָּל־הָֽאָדָם֒ מֵאֵיתָ֣ן הָאֶזְרָחִ֗י וְהֵימָ֧ן וְכַלְכֹּ֛ל וְדַרְדַּ֖ע בְּנֵ֣י מָחֹ֑ול וַיְהִֽי־שְׁמֹ֥ו בְכָֽל־הַגֹּויִ֖ם סָבִֽיב׃ And he was wiser than all men, than Eitan the Ezraḥi, and Heman, and Kalkol, and Dardaʿ, the sons of Maḥol, and his name was in all the … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:10 (1 Kings 4:30)

וַתֵּ֨רֶב֙ חָכְמַ֣ת שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה מֵֽחָכְמַ֖ת כָּל־בְּנֵי־קֶ֑דֶם וּמִכֹּ֖ל חָכְמַ֥ת מִצְרָֽיִם׃ And the wisdom of Shelomo was greater than the wisdom of all the sons of the East and than all the wisdom of Mitsrayim.   Morphology וַתֵּ֨רֶב (va-tereḇ) – Root: רבב; Form: … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:9 (1 Kings 4:29)

וַיִּתֵּן֩ אֱלֹהִ֨ים חָכְמָ֧ה לִשְׁלֹמֹ֛ה וּתְבוּנָ֖ה הַרְבֵּ֣ה מְאֹ֑ד וְרֹ֣חַב לֵ֔ב כַּחֹ֕ול אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּֽם׃ And God gave wisdom to Shelomo, and very great understanding, and breadth of heart like the sand that is on the shore of the sea.   Morphology … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:8 (1 Kings 4:28)

וְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֣ים וְהַתֶּ֔בֶן לַסּוּסִ֖ים וְלָרָ֑כֶשׁ יָבִ֗אוּ אֶל־הַמָּקֹום֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִֽהְיֶה־שָּׁ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ כְּמִשְׁפָּטֹֽו׃ ס And the barley and the straw for the horses and for the steeds they would bring to the place where it would be, each man according to his duty. … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:7 (1 Kings 4:27)

וְכִלְכְּלוּ֩ הַנִּצָּבִ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה אֶת־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה וְאֵ֧ת כָּל־הַקָּרֵ֛ב אֶל־שֻׁלְחַ֥ן הַמֶּֽלֶךְ־שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ חָדְשֹׁ֑ו לֹ֥א יְעַדְּר֖וּ דָּבָֽר׃ And these prefects provided for King Shelomo and for all who came near to the table of King Shelomo, each man in his month—they did not … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:6 (1 Kings 4:26)

וַיְהִ֣י לִשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף אֻרְוֹ֥ת סוּסִ֖ים לְמֶרְכָּבֹ֑ו וּשְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף פָּרָשִֽׁים׃ And Shelomo had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots and twelve thousand horsemen.   Morphology וַיְהִ֣י (va-yehi) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:5 (1 Kings 4:25)

וַיֵּשֶׁב֩ יְהוּדָ֨ה וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל לָבֶ֗טַח אִ֣ישׁ תַּ֤חַת גַּפְנֹו֙ וְתַ֣חַת תְּאֵֽנָתֹ֔ו מִדָּ֖ן וְעַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ ס And Yehuda and Yisraʾel dwelled in safety, each man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan to Beʾer Shevaʿ, all the … Continue reading

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1 Kings 5:4 (1 Kings 4:24)

כִּי־ה֞וּא רֹדֶ֣ה בְּכָל־עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֗ר מִתִּפְסַח֙ וְעַד־עַזָּ֔ה בְּכָל־מַלְכֵ֖י עֵ֣בֶר הַנָּהָ֑ר וְשָׁלֹ֗ום הָ֥יָה לֹ֛ו מִכָּל־עֲבָרָ֖יו מִסָּבִֽיב׃ For he ruled over all the region beyond the River, from Tifsa to ʿAzza, over all the kings beyond the River, and peace was his on … Continue reading

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