H9001–/וַ–v

Now at the end of twenty years, in which time Solomon had put up the two houses, the house of the Lord and the king's house,

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”

But when Hiram came from Tyre to see the towns which Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them.

וַיֵּצֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And he said, What sort of towns are these which you have given me, my brother? So they were named the land of Cabul, to this day.

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

And Hiram sent the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

Pharaoh, king of Egypt, came and took Gezer, burning it down and putting to death the Canaanites living in the town, and he gave it for a bride-offering to his daughter, Solomon's wife. ...

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

... and Solomon was the builder of Gezer and Beth-horon the lower,

וַיִּ֤בֶן (וַ) va “and”

Their children who were still in the land, and whom the children of Israel had not been able to put to complete destruction, them did Solomon put to forced work, to this day.

וַיַּעֲלֵ֤ם (וַ) va “and”

Three times in the year it was Solomon's way to give burned offerings and peace-offerings on the altar he had made to the Lord, causing his fire-offering to go up on the altar before the Lord.

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

Hiram sent his servants, who were experienced seamen, in the sea-force with Solomon's men.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

And they came to Ophir, where they got four hundred and twenty talents of gold, and took it back to King Solomon.

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

Now the queen of Sheba, hearing great things of Solomon, came to put his wisdom to the test with hard questions.

וַתָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va. “and”

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels weighted down with spices, and stores of gold and jewels: and when she came to Solomon she had talk with him of everything in her mind.

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

And Solomon gave her answers to all her questions; there was no secret which the king did not make clear to her.

וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house which he had made,

וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And she said to the king, The account which was given to me in my country of your acts and your wisdom was true.

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

But I had no faith in what was said about you, till I came and saw for myself; and now I see that it was not half the story; your wisdom and your wealth are much greater than they said.

וַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָה (וַ) va. “and”

May the Lord your God be praised, whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; because the Lord's love for Israel is eternal, he has made you king, to be their judge in righteousness.

וַיְשִֽׂימְךָ֣ (וַ) va “and”

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a great store of spices and jewels: never again was such a wealth of spices seen as that which the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon.

וַתִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va. “and”

And from the sandal-wood the king made pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king's house, and instruments of music for the makers of melody: never has such sandal-wood been seen to this day.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatever she made request for, in addition to what he gave her freely from the impulse of his heart. So she went back to her country, she and her servants.

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

Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents;

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Solomon made two hundred body-covers of hammered gold, every one having six hundred shekels of gold in it.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And he made three hundred smaller body-covers of hammered gold, with three pounds of gold in every cover: and the king put them in the house of the Woods of Lebanon.

וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”

Then the king made a great ivory seat, plated with the best gold.

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

And King Solomon was greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and in wisdom.

וַיִּגְדַּל֙ (וַ) va “and”