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And the queen of Sheba hath heard of the fame of Solomon, and cometh in to try Solomon with acute sayings, to Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels bearing spices and gold in abundance, and precious stone; and she cometh in unto Solomon, and speaketh with him all that hath been with her heart,

לְנַסּוֹת֩ (לְ) le. “to”לָרֹ֖ב (לָ) la. “to”

and Solomon declareth to her all her matters, and there hath not been hid a thing from Solomon that he hath not declared to her.

לָ֥הּ (לָ֥) la “to”לָֽהּ׃ (לָֽ) La “to”

and I have given no credence to their words, till that I have come, and mine eyes see, and lo, there hath not been declared to me the half of the abundance of thy wisdom -- thou hast added unto the report that I heard.

לְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗ם (לְ) le. “<to>”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to”

`O the happiness of thy men, and the happiness of thy servants -- these -- who are standing before thee continually, and hearing thy wisdom.

לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Let Jehovah thy God be blessed who hath delighted in thee, to put thee on His throne for king for Jehovah thy God; in the love of thy God to Israel, to establish it to the age, He hath put thee over them for king, to do judgment and righteousness.'

לְתִתְּךָ֤ (לְ) le. “to”לְמֶ֔לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for”לְהַעֲמִיד֣וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לְעוֹלָ֔ם (לְ) le. “for”לְמֶ֔לֶךְ (לְ) le. “to”לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And she giveth to the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stone; and there hath not been any such spice as the queen of Sheba hath given to king Solomon.

לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לָרֹ֥ב (לָ) la. “to”לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”

And the king maketh the algum-trees staircases for the house of Jehovah, and for the house of the king, and harps and psalteries for singers; and there have been none seen like these before in the land of Judah.

לְבֵית־ (לְ) le. “for”וּלְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “for”לַשָּׁרִ֑ים (לַ) la. “for the”לְפָנִ֖ים (לְ) le. “<to>”

And king Solomon hath given to the queen of Sheba all her desire that she asked, apart from that which she had brought unto the king, and she turneth and goeth to her land, she and her servants.

לְמַֽלְכַּת־ (לְ) le. “to”מִלְּבַ֖ד (לְּ) le. “<to>”לְאַרְצָ֖הּ (לְ) le. “to”

And the weight of the gold that is coming to Solomon in one year is six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold,

לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה (לִ) li “to”

apart from `what' the tourists, and the merchants, are bringing in; and all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land, are bringing in gold and silver to Solomon.

לְבַ֞ד (לְ) le. “<to>”לִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ (לִ) li “to”

and six steps `are' to the throne, and a footstool of gold, to the throne they are fastened, and hands `are' on this `side' and on that on the place of the sitting, and two lions are standing near the hands,

לַ֠כִּסֵּא (לַ֠) La. “[belonged] to the”לַכִּסֵּא֙ (לַ) la. “to the”

and twelve lions are standing there on the six steps on this `side', and on that: it hath not been made so for any kingdom.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”

And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon `are' of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon `are' of refined gold -- silver is not reckoned in the days of Solomon for anything;

לִמְאֽוּמָה׃ (לִ) li “to”

for ships of the king are going to Tarshish, with servants of Huram: once in three years come do the ships of Tarshish bearing gold, and silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (לַ) la. “of the”לְשָׁל֨וֹשׁ (לְ) le. “to”

And king Solomon becometh greater than any of the kings of the earth for riches and wisdom;

לְעֹ֖שֶׁר (לְ) le. “to”

and all the kings of the earth are seeking the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom that God hath put in his heart,

לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ (לִ) li “to”

And there are to Solomon four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placed them in cities of the chariot, and with the king in Jerusalem.

לִשְׁלֹמֹ֜ה (לִ) li “to”

And the king maketh the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he hath made as sycamores, that `are' in the low country, for abundance,

לָרֹֽב׃ (לָ) la. “for”

and they are bringing out horses from Egypt to Solomon, and from all the lands.

לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה (לִ) li “for”

And Rehoboam goeth to Shechem, for `to' Shechem have all Israel come to cause him to reign.

לְהַמְלִ֥יךְ (לְ) le. “to”

and they send and call for him, and Jeroboam cometh in, and all Israel, and speak unto Rehoboam, saying,

ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “<to>”לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And king Rehoboam consulteth with the aged men who have been standing before Solomon his father in his being alive, saying, `How are ye counselling to answer this people?'

לִפְנֵי֙ (לִ) li “<to>”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”לָֽעָם־ (לָֽ) la. “to the”

And they speak unto him, saying, `If thou dost become good to this people, and hast been pleased with them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.'

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְט֜וֹב (לְ) le. “<into>”לְהָעָ֤ם (לְ) le. “to”לְךָ֛ (לְ) le. “of”

And he forsaketh the counsel of the aged men that they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, those standing before him,

לְפָנָֽיו׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

and he saith unto them, `What are ye counselling, and we answer this people that have spoken unto me, saying, Make light `somewhat' of the yoke that thy father put upon us?'

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”