H9001–/וַ–v

And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when 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 that Solomon had given him; and they did not please him.

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 to this day.

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

And Hiram had sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

-- Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and taken Gezer, and burned it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife.

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

-- And Solomon built Gezer, and lower Beth-horon,

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, upon them did Solomon impose a tribute of bondservice until this day.

וַיַּעֲלֵ֤ם (וַ) va “and”

And three times in the year did Solomon offer up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings upon the altar that he had built to Jehovah, and he burned incense upon that which was before Jehovah. So he finished the house.

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

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

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

and they went to Ophir, and fetched 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 the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon in connection with the name of Jehovah, and came to prove him with enigmas.

וַתָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va. “and”

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bore spices and gold in very great abundance, and precious stones; and she came to Solomon, and spoke to him of all that was in her heart.

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

And Solomon explained to her all she spoke of: there was not a thing hidden from the king that he did not explain to her.

וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”

And when the queen of Sheba saw all Solomon's wisdom, 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 affairs, and of thy wisdom;

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

but I gave no credit to the words, until I came and mine eyes had seen; and behold, the half was not told me: in wisdom and prosperity thou exceedest the report that 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 loves Israel for ever, therefore did he make thee king, to do judgment and justice.

וַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣ (וַ) va “and”

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

וַתִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va. “and”

And the king made of the sandal-wood a balustrade for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, and harps and lutes for the singers. There came no such sandal-wood, nor was there seen to this day.)

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she asked, besides what he gave her of the bounty of king Solomon. And she turned and went to her own land, she and her servants.

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

And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold, -- he applied six hundred [supplied: shekels] of gold to one target;

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

and three hundred shields of beaten gold, -- he applied three minas of gold to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”

And the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with refined gold:

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

And king Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

וַיִּגְדַּל֙ (וַ) va “and”