1 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.9.1",
"source": "וּמַֽלְכַּת־שְׁבָ֗א שָֽׁמְעָה֮ אֶת־שֵׁ֣מַע שְׁלֹמֹה֒ וַתָּב֣וֹא לְנַסּוֹת֩ אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹ֨ה בְחִיד֜וֹת בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֗ם בְּחַ֣יִל כָּבֵ֣ד מְאֹ֡ד וּ֠גְמַלִּים נֹשְׂאִ֨ים בְּשָׂמִ֧ים וְזָהָ֛ב לָרֹ֖ב וְאֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֑ה וַתָּבוֹא֙ אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וַתְּדַבֵּ֣ר עִמּ֔וֹ אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה עִם־לְבָבָֽהּ",
"text": "*wə-malkat-šəḇāʾ šāmʿāh* *ʾet-šēmaʿ šəlōmōh waṯāḇôʾ lənassôṯ* *ʾet-šəlōmōh bəḥîḏôṯ* in-*yərûšālayim bəḥayil kāḇēḏ məʾōḏ û-ḡəmallîm nōśəʾîm bəśāmîm wə-zāhāḇ lārōḇ wə-ʾeḇen yəqārāh waṯāḇôʾ* to-*šəlōmōh watədabbēr ʿimmô* *ʾēṯ kol-ʾăšer hāyāh ʿim-ləḇāḇāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-malkat-šəḇāʾ*": "conjunction + construct form - queen of Sheba",
"*šāmʿāh*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she heard",
"*ʾet-šēmaʿ*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct - the fame/report of",
"*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon",
"*waṯāḇôʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she came",
"*lənassôṯ*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - to test",
"*bəḥîḏôṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural - with riddles/hard questions",
"*bəḥayil*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - with a force/company",
"*kāḇēḏ məʾōḏ*": "adjective + adverb - very great/heavy",
"*û-ḡəmallîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and camels",
"*nōśəʾîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - bearing/carrying",
"*bəśāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - spices",
"*wə-zāhāḇ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and gold",
"*lārōḇ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in abundance",
"*wə-ʾeḇen*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and stone(s)",
"*yəqārāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - precious",
"*watədabbēr*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she spoke",
"*ʿimmô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him",
"*ʾēṯ kol-ʾăšer*": "direct object marker + noun + relative pronoun - all that",
"*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was",
"*ʿim-ləḇāḇāh*": "preposition + noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - with her heart"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmʿāh*": "heard/listened to/obeyed",
"*šēmaʿ*": "fame/report/reputation",
"*lənassôṯ*": "to test/to try/to prove",
"*bəḥîḏôṯ*": "with riddles/with hard questions/with enigmas",
"*bəḥayil*": "with army/with wealth/with entourage",
"*kāḇēḏ*": "heavy/numerous/honorable",
"*ʿim-ləḇāḇāh*": "with her heart/in her mind/on her mind"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.9.2",
"source": "וַיַּגֶּד־לָ֥הּ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה אֶת־כָּל־דְּבָרֶ֑יהָ וְלֹֽא־נֶעְלַ֤ם דָּבָר֙ מִשְּׁלֹמֹ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹ֦א הִגִּ֖יד לָֽהּ",
"text": "*wayyaggeḏ-lāh šəlōmōh* *ʾeṯ-kol-dəḇārêhā wə-lōʾ-neʿlam dāḇār* from-*šəlōmōh* *ʾăšer lōʾ higgîḏ lāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaggeḏ*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he told/declared",
"*lāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her",
"*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon",
"*ʾeṯ-kol-dəḇārêhā*": "direct object marker + noun construct + noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - all her words/matters",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negation - and not",
"*neʿlam*": "niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was hidden",
"*dāḇār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/thing/matter",
"*mišəlōmōh*": "preposition + proper noun - from Solomon",
"*ʾăšer lōʾ*": "relative pronoun + negation - which not",
"*higgîḏ*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he told/declared",
"*lāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaggeḏ*": "told/explained/declared",
"*dəḇārêhā*": "her words/her matters/her questions",
"*neʿlam*": "was hidden/was concealed/was kept secret",
"*dāḇār*": "word/thing/matter"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.9.3",
"source": "וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ מַֽלְכַּת־שְׁבָ֔א אֵ֖ת חָכְמַ֣ת שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וְהַבַּ֖יִת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּנָֽה",
"text": "*wattēreʾ malkat-šəḇāʾ* *ʾēṯ ḥoḵmaṯ šəlōmōh wə-habbayiṯ* *ʾăšer bānāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wattēreʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she saw",
"*malkat-šəḇāʾ*": "noun construct - queen of Sheba",
"*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ḥoḵmaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wisdom of",
"*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon",
"*wə-habbayiṯ*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and the house",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*bānāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he built"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥoḵmaṯ*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence",
"*bayiṯ*": "house/palace/temple"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.9.4",
"source": "וּמַאֲכַ֣ל שֻׁלְחָנ֡וֹ וּמוֹשַׁ֣ב עֲבָדָיו֩ וּמַעֲמַ֨ד מְשָׁרְתָ֜יו וּמַלְבּֽוּשֵׁיהֶ֗ם וּמַשְׁקָיו֙ וּמַלְבּ֣וּשֵׁיהֶ֔ם וַעֲלִיָּת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲלֶ֖ה בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה ע֛וֹד בָּ֖הּ רֽוּחַ",
"text": "*û-maʾăḵal šulḥānô û-môšaḇ ʿăḇāḏāyw û-maʿămaḏ məšārəṯāyw û-malbûšêhem û-mašqāyw û-malbûšêhem waʿăliyyāṯô* *ʾăšer yaʿăleh bêṯ YHWH wə-lōʾ-hāyāh ʿôḏ bāh rûaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*û-maʾăḵal*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and food of",
"*šulḥānô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his table",
"*û-môšaḇ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and sitting/dwelling of",
"*ʿăḇāḏāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servants",
"*û-maʿămaḏ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and standing/position of",
"*məšārəṯāyw*": "piel participle, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his ministers/attendants",
"*û-malbûšêhem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and their clothing",
"*û-mašqāyw*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his cup-bearers",
"*waʿăliyyāṯô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his ascent",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*yaʿăleh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he would go up",
"*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negation - and not",
"*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was",
"*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - still/anymore",
"*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her",
"*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - breath/spirit"
},
"variants": {
"*maʾăḵal*": "food/meal/provisions",
"*môšaḇ*": "dwelling/sitting/residence",
"*maʿămaḏ*": "standing/position/office",
"*məšārəṯāyw*": "his attendants/his ministers/those serving him",
"*mašqāyw*": "his cup-bearers/his drink servers",
"*ʿăliyyāṯô*": "his ascent/his upper room/his stairway",
"*rûaḥ*": "breath/spirit/courage"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.9.5",
"source": "וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֱמֶת֙ הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי בְּאַרְצִ֑י עַל־דְּבָרֶ֖יךָ וְעַל־חָכְמָתֶֽךָ",
"text": "*wattōʾmer* to-*hammelek* *ʾĕmeṯ haddāḇār* *ʾăšer šāmaʿtî bəʾarṣî* on-*dəḇāreyka wə-ʿal-ḥoḵmāṯeka*",
"grammar": {
"*wattōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*ʾel-hammelek*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the king",
"*ʾĕmeṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - truth",
"*haddāḇār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the word/matter",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*šāmaʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I heard",
"*bəʾarṣî*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - in my land",
"*ʿal-dəḇāreyka*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - about your words/matters",
"*wə-ʿal-ḥoḵmāṯeka*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and about your wisdom"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕmeṯ*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability",
"*dāḇār*": "word/matter/thing",
"*ʾarṣî*": "my land/my country/my territory"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.9.6",
"source": "וְלֹֽא־הֶאֱמַ֣נְתִּי לְדִבְרֵיהֶ֗ם עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֙אתִי֙ וַתִּרְאֶ֣ינָה עֵינַ֔י וְהִנֵּה֙ לֹ֣א הֻגַּד־לִ֔י חֲצִ֖י מַרְבִּ֣ית חָכְמָתֶ֑ךָ יָסַ֕פְתָּ עַל־הַשְּׁמוּעָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי",
"text": "*wə-lōʾ-heʾĕmantî lə-ḏiḇrêhem* until *ʾăšer-bāʾṯî wattiręʾênāh ʿênay wə-hinnēh lōʾ huggaḏ-lî ḥăṣî marbbîṯ ḥoḵmāṯeka yāsaptā* upon-*haššəmûʿāh* *ʾăšer šāmāʿtî*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negation - and not",
"*heʾĕmantî*": "hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I believed",
"*lə-ḏiḇrêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to their words",
"*ʿaḏ*": "preposition - until",
"*ʾăšer-bāʾṯî*": "relative pronoun + qal perfect 1st person singular - that I came",
"*wattiręʾênāh*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine plural - and they saw",
"*ʿênay*": "noun, feminine dual construct + 1st person singular suffix - my eyes",
"*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + interjection - and behold",
"*lōʾ*": "negation - not",
"*huggaḏ*": "hophal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was told",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*ḥăṣî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - half of",
"*marbbîṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - abundance of",
"*ḥoḵmāṯeka*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wisdom",
"*yāsaptā*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have added",
"*ʿal-haššəmûʿāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the report",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*šāmāʿtî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I heard"
},
"variants": {
"*heʾĕmantî*": "I believed/I trusted/I had faith in",
"*ḏiḇrêhem*": "their words/their matters/their accounts",
"*marbbîṯ*": "abundance/greatness/multitude",
"*yāsaptā*": "you have added/you have exceeded/you have surpassed",
"*šəmûʿāh*": "report/news/rumor"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.9.7",
"source": "אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֲנָשֶׁ֔יךָ וְאַשְׁרֵ֖י עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑לֶּה הָעֹמְדִ֤ים לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ תָּמִ֔יד וְשֹׁמְעִ֖ים אֶת־חָכְמָתֶֽךָ",
"text": "*ʾašrê* *ʾănāšeyka wə-ʾašrê* *ʿăḇāḏeyka* these *hāʿōmḏîm ləp̄āneyka tāmîḏ wə-šōməʿîm* *ʾeṯ-ḥoḵmāṯeka*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾašrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - happiness of/blessed are",
"*ʾănāšeyka*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your men",
"*wə-ʾašrê*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct - and happiness of/blessed are",
"*ʿăḇāḏeyka*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servants",
"*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun - these",
"*hāʿōmḏîm*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the standing ones",
"*ləp̄āneyka*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - before you",
"*tāmîḏ*": "adverb - continually",
"*wə-šōməʿîm*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine plural - and hearing",
"*ʾeṯ-ḥoḵmāṯeka*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wisdom"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾašrê*": "happiness of/blessed are/how fortunate are",
"*ʾănāšeyka*": "your men/your people",
"*ʿōmḏîm*": "standing/serving/attending",
"*ləp̄āneyka*": "before you/in your presence",
"*šōməʿîm*": "hearing/listening to/obeying"
}
}