H9001–/וַ–v

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the two houses, the house of Jehovah and the king's house,

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”

And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.

וַיֵּצֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a portion unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.

וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂרְפָ֣הּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,

וַיִּ֤בֶן (וַ) va “and”

their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them did Solomon raise a levy of bondservants unto this day.

וַיַּעֲלֵ֤ם (וַ) va “and”

And three times a year did Solomon offer burnt-offerings and peace-offerings upon the altar which he built unto Jehovah, burning incense therewith, [supplied: upon the altar] that was before Jehovah. So he finished the house.

וְהֶעֱלָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁלַּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Jehovah, she came to prove him with hard questions.

וַתָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va. “and”

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones; and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

וַתָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר (וַ) va. “and”

And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not anything hid from the king which he told her not.

וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,

וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom.

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me; thy wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.

וַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָה (וַ) va. “and”

Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because Jehovah loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do justice and righteousness.

וַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣ (וַ) va “and”

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

וַתִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va. “and”

And the king made of the almug-trees pillars for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for the singers: there came no such almug-trees, nor were seen, unto this day.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, besides that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and her servants.

וַתֵּ֛פֶן (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And king Solomon made two hundred bucklers of beaten gold; six hundred [supplied: shekels] of gold went to one buckler.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And [supplied: he made] three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”

Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

וַיִּגְדַּל֙ (וַ) va “and”