חָכָ֔ם a wise ḥā·ḵām בֵּ֣ן son bên עַל־ over ‘al- הַזֶּֽה׃ this haz·zeh הָרָ֖ב great hā·rāḇ הָעָ֥ם people ! ” hā·‘ām 1 Kings 5:8 חִירָם֙ Then Hiram ḥî·rām וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח sent way·yiš·laḥ אֶל־ a reply to ’el- שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה Solomon , šə·lō·mōh לֵאמֹ֔ר saying : lê·mōr שָׁמַ֕עְתִּי “ I have received šā·ma‘·tî אֵ֥ת - ’êṯ אֲשֶׁר־ your message ’ă·šer- שָׁלַ֖חְתָּ . . . ; šā·laḥ·tā אֵלָ֑י . . . ’ê·lāy אֲנִ֤י I ’ă·nî אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ will do ’e·‘ĕ·śeh אֶת־ - ’eṯ- כָּל־ all kāl- חֶפְצְךָ֔ you desire ḥep̄·ṣə·ḵā אֲרָזִ֖ים regarding the cedar ’ă·rā·zîm וּבַעֲצֵ֥י . . . ū·ḇa·‘ă·ṣê בְרוֹשִֽׁים׃ and cypress ḇə·rō·wō·šîm בַּעֲצֵ֥י timber . ba·‘ă·ṣê 1 Kings 5:9 עֲ֠בָדַי My servants ‘ă·ḇā·ḏay יֹרִ֨דוּ will haul the logs yō·ri·ḏū מִן־ from min- הַלְּבָנ֜וֹן Lebanon hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn יָ֗מָּה to the Sea , yām·māh וַ֠אֲנִי and I wa·’ă·nî אֲשִׂימֵ֨ם will float them ’ă·śî·mêm דֹּבְר֤וֹת as rafts dō·ḇə·rō·wṯ בַּיָּם֙ by sea bay·yām עַֽד־ to ‘aḏ- הַמָּק֞וֹם the place ham·mā·qō·wm אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă·šer- תִּשְׁלַ֥ח you specify tiš·laḥ אֵלַ֛י . . . . ’ê·lay שָׁ֖ם There šām וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥ים I will separate [the logs] , wə·nip·paṣ·tîm וְאַתָּ֣ה and you wə·’at·tāh תִשָּׂ֑א can take them away . ṯiś·śā וְאַתָּה֙ And in exchange, you wə·’at·tāh תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה can meet ta·‘ă·śeh אֶת־ - ’eṯ- חֶפְצִ֔י my needs ḥep̄·ṣî לָתֵ֖ת by providing lā·ṯêṯ בֵּיתִֽי׃ my household bê·ṯî לֶ֥חֶם with food . ” le·ḥem 1 Kings 5:10 וַיְהִ֨י So way·hî חִיר֜וֹם Hiram ḥî·rō·wm נֹתֵ֣ן provided nō·ṯên לִשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה Solomon liš·lō·mōh כָּל־ with all kāl- אֲרָזִ֛ים the cedar ’ă·rā·zîm וַעֲצֵ֥י . . . wa·‘ă·ṣê בְרוֹשִׁ֖ים and cypress ḇə·rō·wō·šîm עֲצֵ֧י timber ‘ă·ṣê חֶפְצֽוֹ׃ he wanted , ḥep̄·ṣōw 1 Kings 5:11 שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה - šə·lō·mōh יִתֵּ֧ן - yit·tên כֹּֽה־ - kōh- לְחִירָ֖ם - lə·ḥî·rām שָׁנָ֥ה and year šā·nāh בְשָׁנָֽה׃פ after year ḇə·šā·nāh וּשְׁלֹמֹה֩ Solomon ū·šə·lō·mōh נָתַ֨ן would provide nā·ṯan לְחִירָ֜ם Hiram lə·ḥî·rām עֶשְׂרִים֩ with 20,000 ‘eś·rîm אֶ֨לֶף . . . ’e·lep̄ כֹּ֤ר cors kōr חִטִּים֙ of wheat ḥiṭ·ṭîm מַכֹּ֣לֶת as food mak·kō·leṯ לְבֵית֔וֹ for his household , lə·ḇê·ṯōw וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים as well as 20,000 wə·‘eś·rîm כֹּ֖ר [baths] kōr שֶׁ֣מֶן of pure olive oil še·men כָּתִ֑ית . . . . kā·ṯîṯ 1 Kings 5:12 וַיהוָ֗ה And YHWH Yah·weh נָתַ֤ן gave nā·ṯan לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה Solomon liš·lō·mōh חָכְמָה֙ wisdom , ḥāḵ·māh כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר as ka·’ă·šer דִּבֶּר־ He had promised dib·ber-

