12 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.9.12",
"source": "וְהַמֶּ֨לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה נָתַ֣ן לְמַֽלְכַּת־שְׁבָ֗א אֶת־כָּל־חֶפְצָהּ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁאָ֔לָה מִלְּבַ֖ד אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִ֣יאָה אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַֽתַּהֲפֹ֛ךְ וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ לְאַרְצָ֖הּ הִ֥יא וַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ",
"text": "*wə-ha-melek šəlōmōh nāṯan lə-malkat-šəḇāʾ* *ʾeṯ-kol-ḥep̄ṣāh* *ʾăšer šāʾālāh milləḇaḏ* *ʾăšer-hēḇîʾāh* to-*ha-melek wattahăp̄ōḵ wattēlek lə-ʾarṣāh hîʾ wa-ʿăḇāḏêhā*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ha-melek*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine singular - and the king",
"*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon",
"*nāṯan*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - gave",
"*lə-malkat-šəḇāʾ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - to the queen of Sheba",
"*ʾeṯ-kol-ḥep̄ṣāh*": "direct object marker + noun + noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - all her desire",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*šāʾālāh*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she asked",
"*milləḇaḏ*": "preposition + preposition - besides/apart from",
"*ʾăšer-hēḇîʾāh*": "relative pronoun + hiphil perfect 3rd feminine singular - which she brought",
"*ʾel-ha-melek*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the king",
"*wattahăp̄ōḵ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she turned",
"*wattēlek*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she went",
"*lə-ʾarṣāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her land",
"*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd feminine singular - she",
"*wa-ʿăḇāḏêhā*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and her servants"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥep̄ṣāh*": "her desire/her pleasure/her delight",
"*šāʾālāh*": "she asked/she requested",
"*milləḇaḏ*": "besides/apart from/in addition to",
"*wattahăp̄ōḵ*": "and she turned/and she returned/and she turned around"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.9.13",
"source": "וַיְהִי֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥א לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה בְּשָׁנָ֣ה אֶחָ֑ת שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֛וֹת וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים וָשֵׁ֖שׁ כִּכְּרֵ֥י זָהָֽב",
"text": "*wa-yəhî mišqal ha-zzāhāḇ* *ʾăšer-bāʾ li-šlōmōh bə-šānāh* *ʾeḥāṯ šēš mēʾôṯ wə-šiššîm wā-šēš kikrê zāhāḇ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was",
"*mišqal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - weight of",
"*ha-zzāhāḇ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the gold",
"*ʾăšer-bāʾ*": "relative pronoun + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - which came",
"*li-šlōmōh*": "preposition + proper noun - to Solomon",
"*bə-šānāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in a year",
"*ʾeḥāṯ*": "numeral, feminine singular - one",
"*šēš*": "numeral - six",
"*mēʾôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - hundreds",
"*wə-šiššîm*": "conjunction + numeral - and sixty",
"*wā-šēš*": "conjunction + numeral - and six",
"*kikrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - talents of",
"*zāhāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - gold"
},
"variants": {
"*mišqal*": "weight/measurement",
"*kikrê*": "talents/circles (unit of weight)"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.9.14",
"source": "לְבַ֞ד מֵאַנְשֵׁ֧י הַתָּרִ֛ים וְהַסֹּחֲרִ֖ים מְבִיאִ֑ים וְכָל־מַלְכֵ֤י עֲרַב֙ וּפַח֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ מְבִיאִ֛ים זָהָ֥ב וָכֶ֖סֶף לִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃",
"text": "*ləḇaḏ* from *ʾanšê* the *hatārîm* *wəhasōḥărîm* *məḇîʾîm* and all *malḵê* *ʿăraḇ* and *p̄aḥôṯ* the *ʾāreṣ* *məḇîʾîm* *zāhāḇ* and *ḵeseḏ* to *šəlōmōh*",
"grammar": {
"*ləḇaḏ*": "preposition - apart from/besides",
"*ʾanšê*": "construct masculine plural - men of",
"*hatārîm*": "definite article + masculine plural participle - the traders/scouts",
"*wəhasōḥărîm*": "conjunction + definite article + masculine plural noun - and the merchants",
"*məḇîʾîm*": "hiphil masculine plural participle - bringing/were bringing",
"*malḵê*": "construct masculine plural - kings of",
"*ʿăraḇ*": "proper noun - Arabia",
"*p̄aḥôṯ*": "masculine plural construct - governors of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land/country",
"*zāhāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - gold",
"*ḵeseḏ*": "masculine singular noun - silver",
"*šəlōmōh*": "proper name - Solomon"
},
"variants": {
"*ləḇaḏ*": "apart from/besides/in addition to",
"*hatārîm*": "traders/scouts/explorers",
"*p̄aḥôṯ*": "governors/officials/administrators",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "land/country/earth/territory"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.9.15",
"source": "וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה מָאתַ֥יִם צִנָּ֖ה זָהָ֣ב שָׁח֑וּט שֵׁ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ זָהָ֣ב שָׁח֔וּט יַעֲלֶ֖ה עַל־הַצִּנָּ֥ה הָאֶחָֽת׃",
"text": "*wayyaʿaś* the *meleḵ* *šəlōmōh* two hundred *ṣinnâ* *zāhāḇ* *šāḥûṭ* six hundred *zāhāḇ* *šāḥûṭ* *yaʿăleh* upon the *ṣinnâ* the *ʾeḥāṯ*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿaś*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made",
"*meleḵ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the king",
"*šəlōmōh*": "proper name - Solomon",
"*ṣinnâ*": "feminine singular noun - large shield",
"*zāhāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - gold",
"*šāḥûṭ*": "qal passive participle masculine singular - beaten/hammered",
"*yaʿăleh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - went up/was applied",
"*ʾeḥāṯ*": "definite article + feminine singular numeral - the one/each"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣinnâ*": "large shield/buckler",
"*šāḥûṭ*": "beaten/hammered/drawn/alloyed",
"*yaʿăleh*": "went up/was applied/was used"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.9.16",
"source": "וּשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵא֤וֹת מָֽגִנִּים֙ זָהָ֣ב שָׁח֔וּט שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ זָהָ֔ב יַעֲלֶ֖ה עַל־הַמָּגֵ֣ן הָאֶחָ֑ת וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּבֵ֖ית יַ֥עַר הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃",
"text": "And three hundred *māḡinnîm* *zāhāḇ* *šāḥûṭ* three hundred *zāhāḇ* *yaʿăleh* upon the *māḡēn* the *ʾeḥāṯ* *wayyittənēm* the *meleḵ* in *bêṯ* *yaʿar* the *ləḇānôn*",
"grammar": {
"*māḡinnîm*": "masculine plural noun - small shields",
"*zāhāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - gold",
"*šāḥûṭ*": "qal passive participle masculine singular - beaten/hammered",
"*yaʿăleh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - went up/was applied",
"*māḡēn*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - shield",
"*ʾeḥāṯ*": "definite article + feminine singular numeral - the one/each",
"*wayyittənēm*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd plural suffix - and he put them",
"*meleḵ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the king",
"*bêṯ*": "construct noun - house of",
"*yaʿar*": "construct noun - forest of",
"*ləḇānôn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Lebanon"
},
"variants": {
"*māḡinnîm*": "small shields/bucklers",
"*šāḥûṭ*": "beaten/hammered/drawn/alloyed",
"*yaʿăleh*": "went up/was applied/was used",
"*bêṯ yaʿar haləḇānôn*": "House of the Forest of Lebanon (a specific building in Jerusalem named after Lebanese forest)"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.9.17",
"source": "וַיַּ֧עַשׂ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ כִּסֵּא־שֵׁ֖ן גָּד֑וֹל וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ זָהָ֥ב טָהֽוֹר׃",
"text": "*wayyaʿaś* the *meleḵ* *kissēʾ-šēn* *gāḏôl* *wayəṣappēhû* *zāhāḇ* *ṭāhôr*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿaś*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made",
"*meleḵ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the king",
"*kissēʾ-šēn*": "masculine singular construct - throne of ivory",
"*gāḏôl*": "masculine singular adjective - great/large",
"*wayəṣappēhû*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he overlaid it",
"*zāhāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - gold",
"*ṭāhôr*": "masculine singular adjective - pure"
},
"variants": {
"*kissēʾ-šēn*": "throne of ivory/ivory throne",
"*wayəṣappēhû*": "and he overlaid it/covered it/plated it"
}
}