1
Now when the
queen of
Sheba heard about the
fame of
Solomon concerning the
name of the
LORD, she
came to
test him with
difficult questions.
~ev.l h{m{l.v [;mev -t,a t;[;m{v a'b.v -t;K.l;m.W ? tw{dyix.B w{t{S;n.l a{b'T;w h'wh.y
2
So she
came to
Jerusalem with a
very large retinue, with
camels carrying spices and
very much gold and
precious stones. When she
came to
Solomon, she
spoke with him about
all that was in her
heart.
~yiL;m.G d{a.m deb'K lIy;x.B h'm.;l'v.Wr.y a{b'T;w ? h'r'q.y !,b,a.w d{a.m -b;r b'h'z.w ~yim'f.B ~yia.f{n ? r,v]a -l'K tea wy'lea reB;d.T;w h{m{l.v -l,a a{b'T;w ? H'b'b.l -mi[ h'y'h
3
Solomon answered all her
questions;
nothing * was
hidden from the
king which he did not
explain to her.
h'y'h -a{l 'hy,r'b.D -l'K -t,a h{m{l.v H'l -d,G;Y;w ? H'l dyiGih a{l r,v]a .$,l,M;h -nim ~'l.[,n r'b'D
4
When the
queen of
Sheba perceived all the
wisdom of
Solomon, the
house that he had
built,
h{m{l.v t;m.k'x -l'K tea a'b.v -t;K.l;m a,reT;w ? h'n'B r,v]a tIy;B;h.w
5
the
food of his
table, the
seating of his
servants, the
attendance of his
waiters and their
attire, his
cupbearers, and his
stairway by
which he
went up to the
house of the
LORD, there was
no more spirit in her.
w{t.r'v.m d;m][;m.W wy'd'b][ b;vw{m.W w{n'x.lUv l;k]a;m.W ? h,l][;y r,v]a w{t'l{[.w wy'q.v;m.W ~,hyevUB.l;m.W ? ;x.Wr dw{[ H'b h'y'h -a{l.w h'wh.y tyeB
6
Then she
said to the
king, "It was a
true report which I
heard in my own
land about your
words and your
wisdom.
r,v]a r'b'D;h h'y'h t,m/a .$,l,M;h -l,a r,ma{T;w ? '$,t'm.k'x -l;[.w '$y,r'b.D -l;[ yic.r;a.B yiT.[;m'v
7
"Nevertheless I did not
believe the
reports,
until * I
came and my
eyes had
seen it. And
behold, the
half was not
told me. You
exceed in
wisdom and
prosperity the
report which I
heard.
yita'B -r,v]a d;[ ~yir'b.D;l yiT.n;m/a,h -a{l.w ? yicex;h yil -d;GUh -a{l heNih.w y;nye[ h'ny,a.riT;w ? r,v]a h'[.Wm.V;h -l,a bw{j'w h'm.k'x 'T.p;sw{h ? yiT.['m'v
8
"How
blessed are your
men, how
blessed are
these your
servants who
stand before you
continually and
hear your
wisdom.
~yid.m{['h h,Lea '$y,d'b][ yer.v;a '$y,v'n]a yer.v;a ? '$,t'm.k'x -t,a ~yi[.m{V;h dyim'T '$y,n'p.l