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Unit 4.3 - the Queen of Sheba Unit 4.3 - The Queen of Sheba And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon 1 א מוּ ַ ְ ל ַ כּ ת - מ,שׁאְשׁב ַתתאעָֹ ַ ֶ - עֵשׁמ ַ עֵשׁמ because of the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with ְֹשׁ3המ -- םשׁ הֵ;והְלי ֹנְלאַבָתְּו ַ,וֹתָסּ ֹ ַ,וֹתָסּ ֹנְלאַבָתְּו הֵ;והְלי םשׁ .hard questions ְִבּידוֹח.ת And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels 2 ב ֹמאד, כְּבד ַבִּיחָלֵ ְירָוְַָּמשׁלְה, ַָוֹתּבא ְירָוְַָּמשׁלְה, ַבִּיחָלֵ כְּבד ֹמאד, that bore spices and gold very much, and precious stones; and רב זוַהב ְָָם ָבִּשׂימ ִנשׂיאְם ְֹם ְגִַּמילּ - ֹ,ְמדא ֹ,ְמדא when she was come to Solomon, she spoke with him of all that ֶאל ָותֹּבא, ָָיקרהַ; ְוֶֶאְןב - ְֹשׁ,3המ ַרְבַּדתּו ֵ ַרְבַּדתּו ְֹשׁ,3המ יכּתֵאל ל,ֵאוָ ָ - הרֲאשׁ ֶ עָהָי ִם - ָָ.הּבְלב was in her heart. And Solomon told her all her questions; there was not any thing 3 ג ֶַַוגּדיּ - 3ת,ההּאמשׁ ָל ְֶֹ - ָכּל - ְֶָדָּיבר:ה ֹלא - .hid from the king which he told her not דהיָה ָרבָ םלֶעָנ ְָ ןִמ - ֶשׁ,ֶאOלַהמּ לר ֶֹאֲ ֶֹאֲ לר ֶשׁ,ֶאOלַהמּ .הּדלִהגּ ִָי And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of 4 ד ְַמלכּת ֵֶַותּראַ, - ת,אאְשׁב כָּ, ָלֵ - תמָחכ ְַ תמָחכ ,Solomon, and the house that he had built ְשׁ3ה;מ שׁ,אתַיְַבּהֹו ֲבּרִ ֶ ָ.הָנ and the food of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the 5 ה לַכֲאַמוּ לֻשׁ חְ וֹנָ בַשׁמוּוֹ בֲע דָ ויָ דַמֲעַמוּ דַמֲעַמוּ ויָ דָ בֲע בַשׁמוּוֹ וֹנָ חְ לֻשׁ לַכֲאַמוּ ,attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers ומָתְמרשׁ ְָוּל קיֻ,שׁםמְהַשׁבּ ָ,ְוַיֵֶוּ ,ֹוֹתְלעו ָ ,ֹוֹתְלעו ָ,ְוַיֵֶוּ קיֻ,שׁםמְהַשׁבּ ְָוּל ומָתְמרשׁ and his burnt-offering which he offered in the house of the רֲאשׁ בּהֲלַעיֶ ֶ יֵת ָ;הְוהי ֹאְלו - בהיָה וֹ,ָעהּד ָ וֹ,ָעהּד בהיָה וּרח ַ . LORD, there was no more spirit in her. Rabbi Ya’akov Trump 1 And she said to the king: 'It was a true report that I heard in 6 ו אל ַוֹתֶּאמרֶ, - ֶמ,ֶאOלַהמּ ֱ ֶ ת ָ ה ָי ה ַ ה ָ דּ ָ ב ,ר , .mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom שׁרֲאשׁ בִּיְתַּעָמֶ ְצַרְא ִי -- ַעל - ,לעו ְֶָדְַּיברT - ֶָ.Tְתמָחכ Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes 7 ז ְוֹלא - ליְַתּנֱֶהמא ע,ָםְרבַדִּ ִדי ַ ֶרֲאשׁ - had seen it; and, behold, the half was not told me; thou hast ָבּיאת עהְֶניִאַרתִּו ָ ֵני ,ַי ִלהנְּהו ֵֹא - ַדגֻּה - ,יִל ,יִל .wisdom and prosperity exceeding the fame which I heard ִי:ַהֵחצ וֹהס פַ תְּ ָ כָ ח מְ הָ ,בוֹטָ ו לֶ א - שׁהַהוּאמעשּׁ ְָמרשׁ ָָתֶּעֲ ִ.יְ Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand 8 ח יְארַאשׁ ֶ,ירַאTָשׁשֲׁנֵ עיְ ,יהTֵאָלּדֲבֵ ֶ ֶ ֶ ,יהTֵאָלּדֲבֵ עיְ ֶ,ירַאTָשׁשֲׁנֵ יְארַאשׁ .continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom לםֹדמָהע ְִפיְ ֶימTתָּנ עָֹי,ַהדמשּׁ תםִא ִֶיְ - ֶָ.Tְתמָחכ Blessed be the LORD thy God, who delighted in thee, to set 9 ט ֵחפץ ֲֶאשָׁר בּרוּO, ֱֶא3יהTָ, הְיהָוה ְִיי הְיהָוה ֱֶא3יהTָ, בּרוּO, ֲֶאשָׁר ֵחפץ T thee on the throne of Israel; because the LORD loved Israel forללתתּע ,T ְְַבּ ְִ - ישׂאסּ ְִֵֵָלִכּאר -- בתאה ְֲַַבּ בתאה ever, therefore made He thee king, to do justice and את ְיהָוֶה - ֶֶלמלO, ַוְִיְישׂמTְ ֹלעלם, ְִָיֵשׂראְל,ָ ֹלעלם, ַוְִיְישׂמTְ ֶֶלמלO, תצטשׁמ ע ָ.ְְֲִהקוָֹפּדַלשׂוּ ָ righteousness.' ,And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold 10 י ִַוֵתּןתּ ַלOאממּ הֶל ֶםכּרְשָׂעֵֶו זִִריְכּ ,ָבהַ ָ ,ָבהַ זִִריְכּ ֶםכּרְשָׂעֵֶו הֶל ַלOאממּ and of spices very great store, and precious stones; there came no בוּ ְשׂ ָמ ִ םי רַ ה ְבּ הֵ ְא מ ֹ ד -- ֹלאָָיקרה; ְוֶֶאְןב ָָיקרה; ֹלא more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba כא וֹהשׂעאלָבדבּ וּרהַם ֶַֹ,שׁבָאֹ ֲֶר - ה ְָנָנת ה ַתְכַּמל - לאְשׁב Oְֶֹשׁ.3הַלמָמּ ֶ gave to king Solomon. ,And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir 11 אי ֲֶאשׁרָיחרם, ֳִינאִ ְַוגם - ב אזה ָָשׂ ָָנ ָ ז brought in from Ophir great plenty of sandal-wood and precious ִיר:ֵמוֹפא אאֵהמב ִֵֹפי יער ֵיאֲצִ ,םֻגְַּמל ִי ,םֻגְַּמל ֵיאֲצִ יער ִֵֹפי אאֵהמב .stones אהמבַּהר ְֵֹדְ -- ָיק ְוֶֶאְןב ָרה. And the king made of the sandal-wood pillars for the house of 12 בי את ֶֶהמּלOֶ ַַַויּעַשׂ - ֵהיֲעצ ְַמָלא םֻגּ ִי םֻגּ ְַמָלא ֵהיֲעצ the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for לדְסע ֵיְתָבִמ - ֶֶהמּלO, ְֵוּילבַת ְיהָוה, ְֵוּילבַת ֶֶהמּלO, the singers; there came no such sandal-wood, nor was seen, unto ַל ְוָּנִבילם, ְִוֹנּכרוֹת יל;םָשּׁר בֹאִ ָא - עןֵכ ֵיֲצ ֵיֲצ עןֵכ י,םֻגְּמַאל ְֹאלִו ָאע,רהנ הַ,הדִ ְם ֶ.ַהַזּוֹיּ this day. ,And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire 13 גי ְַלְמַלכּת ַנןת ְוֶַהֶמּלOְשׁ3ֹמָה - ,אְשׁב ָ ,אְשׁב whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his ֶאת - ָכּל - שׁהּאצֶחפ ָארשְׁ ָ,מהֶָלֲ שׁדְאִבלָּ רַ ֲֶ רַ שׁדְאִבלָּ ָ,מהֶָלֲ ָארשְׁ שׁהּאצֶחפ royal bounty. So she turned, and went to her own land, she and ַָנןת - ָלכּ,הּ ;מּמשׁדהְי ַהO 3 ַןֶפְֶַֹתּוֶל Oתֵּו ֶַל ֵַלOֵ ןפֶֹולOַ3;מדְ ל, א,הַהּצְלרא ָ.ֶיָהדֲבִַעיְָו }פ{ her servants. {P} Who is she? 1. Abarbanel 10:1 ההונ הצרא איה תימורד ץראל לארשי ץראב ,שוכ יהלו התו םוקמ בהזה נבאו םי תובוטה םימהושב נחרה י ,םי הארק ימלטב סו יברע בעס מט אק ם חהםמובתבט ינא ההםק ת הו שכץא אש רלתמר י צאהו ,תרשואמ ושלב םנ א"יבארא יציליפ ,א"י יאו הנ הקוחר רבדמהמ רשא ורבע וב נב י ,לארשי יכ איה תרבחתמ םע רבדמה אוהה אוהה רבדמה םע תרבחתמ איה יכ ,לארשי י נב וב ורבע רשא רבדמהמ הקוחר הנ יאו ,א"י יציליפ א"יבארא םנ ושלב ,תרשואמ ארנהק איברע נפ ,תימי ותואש רבדמה אוה יבועב ה ראץ , ראץו אבש איה האלהל לע תפש םיה םיהו ,הבבוסי ו םי ףוס אוה סנכנ סנכנ אוה ףוס םי ו ,הבבוסי םיהו םיה תפש לע האלהל איה אבש ראץו , ראץ ותואב םיה הטמל ץראהמ איהה דצל .ברעמה יתעדו נ הטו רשאכש חלש המלש נאה הי ולש ,ריפואל וכלהו םש ידבע ו , ועידוה ועבטוב ויו ,ויב ש כה ,יול ל ינההל ל שכ ט יעו בעהדלאה רה טלםה תא םלועב ודיגהו ישנאל ץראה יתולעמ ו ולדגו ותכחמו ותנובתו יהשו ו ינע יני ו םלכ ךרדב ,סנ יכ אל היה גהנמהמ יעבטה עדיש םדא םדא עדיש יעבטה גהנמהמ היה אל רחא ותעידיכ , רשאכו העמש תכלמ אבש התיהש התואב וחמ ז התוכלמ תא עמש המלש םשל 'ה , ל"ר יהש ו נע י י נ י ו יהלא ,םי האב האב ,םי יהלא ו י נ י י נע ו יהש ל"ר , 'ה םשל המלש עמש תא התוכלמ ז וחמ התואב התיהש אבש תכלמ העמש רשאכו , ותעידיכ רחא Rabbi Ya’akov Trump 2 ותונלס תודיחב ידכ תמאל םא היה נע י ן ותמכח יהלא וא יעבט , יכ הז י רכו תודיחב והלאשתש רשאכ םע ,הבבל םאו חור םשה רבד רבד םשה חור םאו ,הבבל םע רשאכ והלאשתש תודיחב רכו י הז יכ , יעבט וא יהלא ותמכח ן י נע היה םא תמאל ידכ תודיחב ותונלס וב עמשי ח דיה רותפל התוא אלו רצבי ונממ ,רבד םאו אל הלגי תנווכ דיהחה ראבתי ותמכחש תישונא אלו .תיהלא 2. Daat Mikra Map 3. Chida, ad loc. תכמול .אבש ק"פ ארתבד ר"א י ו ןתנ לכ מוראה תכלמ אבש השא התיה יא נ ו אלא העוט יאמ תכלמ אבש כלמ אתו אתו כלמ אבש תכלמ יאמ העוט אלא ו נ יא התיה השא אבש תכלמ מוראה לכ ןתנ ו י ר"א ארתבד ק"פ .אבש תכמול .אשדב שריפו א"שרהמ ז ל" לכ רמואה תכלמ אבש השא התיה שוריפ התיהד שאת ךלמה .העוט אלא איה המצעב המצעב איה אלא .העוט ךלמה שאת הכלמ ומכ שיש דוע יה םו כלמ י תו השאד ומ תכל תכלמו אבש כלמ אתו אבשד ו ועל םל השאד :התיה 4. Josephus, Antiquities VII:6:5-6 5. There was then a woman queen of Egypt and Ethiopia; 16 she was inquisitive into philosophy, and one that on other accounts also was to be admired. When this queen heard of the virtue and prudence of Solomon, she had a great mind to see him; and the reports that went every day abroad induced her to come to him, she being desirous to be satisfied by her own experience, and not by a bare hearing; [for reports thus heard are likely enough to comply with a false opinion, while they wholly depend on the credit of the relators;] so she resolved to come to him, and that especially in order to have a trial of his wisdom, while she proposed questions of very great difficulty, and entreated that he would solve their hidden meaning. Accordingly she came to Jerusalem with great splendor and rich furniture; for she brought with her camels laden with gold, with several sorts of sweet spices, and with precious stones. Now, upon the king's kind reception of her, he both showed a great desire to please her, and easily comprehending in his mind the meaning of the curious questions she propounded to him, he resolved them sooner than any body could have expected. So she was amazed at the wisdom of Solomon, and discovered that it was more excellent upon trial than what she had heard by report beforehand; and especially she was surprised at the fineness and largeness of his royal palace, and not less so at the good order of the apartments, for she observed that the king had therein shown great wisdom; but she was beyond measure astonished at the house which was called the Forest of Lebanon, as also at the magnificence of his daily table, and the circumstances of its preparation and ministration, with the apparel of his servants that waited, and the skillful and decent management of their attendance: nor was she less affected with those daily sacrifices which were offered to God, and the careful management which the priests and Levites used about them.
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