21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 9:21:1 ⧉כִּֽי־אֳנִיּ֤וֹתkioniyotfor ships of 2 Chronicles 9:21:2 ⧉לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙lamelekhthe king 2 Chronicles 9:21:3 ⧉הֹלְכ֣וֹתholkhotwere going 2 Chronicles 9:21:4 ⧉תַּרְשִׁ֔ישׁtarshishto Tarshish 2 Chronicles 9:21:5 ⧉עִ֖םimwith 2 Chronicles 9:21:6 ⧉עַבְדֵ֣יavdeservants of 2 Chronicles 9:21:7 ⧉חוּרָ֑םkhuramHuram 2 Chronicles 9:21:8 ⧉אַחַת֩akhatonce 2 Chronicles 9:21:9 ⧉לְשָׁל֨וֹשׁleshaloshfor three 2 Chronicles 9:21:10 ⧉שָׁנִ֜יםshanimyears 2 Chronicles 9:21:11 ⧉תָּב֣וֹאנָהtavoanathey would come 2 Chronicles 9:21:12 ⧉אֳנִיּ֣וֹתoniyotships of 2 Chronicles 9:21:13 ⧉תַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtarshishTarshish 2 Chronicles 9:21:14 ⧉נֹֽשְׂאוֹת֙noseotcarrying 2 Chronicles 9:21:15 ⧉זָהָ֣בzahavgold 2 Chronicles 9:21:16 ⧉וָכֶ֔סֶףvakhesefand silver 2 Chronicles 9:21:17 ⧉שֶׁנְהַבִּ֥יםshenehabbimivory 2 Chronicles 9:21:18 ⧉וְקוֹפִ֖יםvekofimand monkeys 2 Chronicles 9:21:19 ⧉וְתוּכִּיִּֽים׃פvetukhiyimand peacocks |
21. Formal Translation The king’s ships journeyed to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish would return, carrying gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks. |
21. Dynamic Translation The king had a fleet of ships that sailed with Huram’s men to Tarshish; every three years these ships returned loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks. |