Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 2:3-11

3Then Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413Hiramחוּרָ֥םchu.RamH2361kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Tyreצֹ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑רtzor le.MorH6865 H559: “Do for me asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834you didעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213forעִם־'im-H5973my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732when you sentוַתִּֽשְׁלַֽח־va.tish.lach-H7971himcedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730to buildH1129himselfa houseH1004to liveלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in.

4Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009H589,I am about to buildH1129a houseH1004for the Nameלְשֵׁ֣ם׀le.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my GodH430to dedicateלְהַקְדִּ֣ישׁle.hak.DishH6942to Himfor burningלְהַקְטִ֣ירle.hak.TirH6999fragrantסַמִּים֩sa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹֽרֶת־ke.to.ret-H7004before Himלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440,for displaying the showbreadוּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶתu.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635continuouslyתָּמִ֤ידta.MidH8548,and for making burnt offeringsוְעֹלוֹת֙ve.'o.lOtH5930every morningלַבֹּ֣קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242and eveningוְלָעֶ֔רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153as well as on the Sabbathsלַשַּׁבָּתוֹת֙la.sha.ba.tOtH7676,New Moonsוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320,and appointed feastsוּֽלְמוֹעֲדֵ֖יu.le.mo.'a.DeiH4150of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our GodH430.Thisזֹ֥אתzotH2063is ordained forעַל־'al-H5921Israel foreverלְעוֹלָ֖ם יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.'o.Lam Yis.ra.'ElH3478 H5769.

5The houseH1004thatH834IH589am buildingH1129will be greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419,forH3588our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430is greaterגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419than allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605godsהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

6But whoוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310is ableיַעֲצָר־ כֹּ֙חַ֙ya.'a.tzor- ko.achH6113 H3581to buildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129a houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004for Him,sinceכִּ֧יkiH3588the heavensH8064,even the highest heavensH8064,cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808contain Himיְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּye.khal.ke.Lu.huH3557?Who thenוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310am Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589,thatH834I should buildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129a houseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004for Him,exceptכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518as a placeto burn sacrificesלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999before Himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440?

7SendH7971me,thereforeוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,a craftsmanאִישׁ־ חָכָ֡ם'ish- cha.KhamH376 H2450skilledH3045in engravingלְפַתֵּ֣חַ פִּתּוּחִ֑יםle.fa.Te.ach pi.tu.ChimH6605 H6603to workלַעֲשׂוֹת֩la.'a.sOtH6213with goldבַּזָּהָ֨בba.za.HavH2091and silverוּבַכֶּ֜סֶףu.va.Ke.sefH3701,with bronzeוּבַנְּחֹ֣שֶׁתu.va.ne.Cho.shetH5178and ironוּבַבַּרְזֶ֗לu.va.bar.ZelH1270,and with purpleוּבָֽאַרְגְּוָן֙u.va.'ar.ge.VanH710,crimsonוְכַרְמִ֣ילve.khar.MilH3758,and blue yarnוּתְכֵ֔לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504.He will work withH5973my craftsmenהַֽחֲכָמִ֗יםha.cha.kha.MimH2450H834H5973in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whomH834my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732providedהֵכִ֖יןhe.KhinH3559.

8Send meוּֽשְׁלַֽח־u.she.lach-H7971alsocedarאֲרָזִ֜ים'a.ra.ZimH730,cypressבְּרוֹשִׁ֣יםbe.ro.ShimH1265,and algumוְאַלְגּוּמִּים֮ve.'al.gu.MimH418logsH6086from Lebanonמֵֽהַלְּבָנוֹן֒me.ha.le.va.nOnH3844,forH3588IH589knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatH834your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650have skillיֽוֹדְעִ֔יםyod.'ImH3045to cutלִכְר֖וֹתlikh.RotH3772timberH6086thereלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844.And indeedוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,my servantsעֲבָדַ֖י'a.va.DaiH5650will work withעִם־'im-H5973yoursעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650

9to prepareוּלְהָכִ֥יןu.le.ha.KhinH3559for metimberH6086in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the templeהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am buildingבוֹנֶ֖הvo.NehH1129will be greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and wonderfulוְהַפְלֵֽא׃ve.haf.Le'H6381.

10וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009I will payH5414your servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֗יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,the woodcuttersלַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים׀ לְֽכֹרְתֵ֣י׀ הָעֵצִ֡יםla.cho.te.Vim le.kho.re.Tei ha.'e.TzimH2404 H3772 H6086,20,000עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף'es.Rim 'E.lefH6242 H505corsכֹּרִים֙ko.RimH3734of groundמַכּ֜וֹתma.KotH4347wheatחִטִּ֨ים׀chi.TimH2406,20,000עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אָ֑לֶף'es.Rim 'A.lefH6242 H505corsכֹּרִ֖יםko.RimH3734of barleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֕יםu.se.'o.RimH8184,20,000עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף'es.Rim 'E.lefH6242 H505bathsבַּתִּים֙ba.TimH1324of wineוְיַ֗יִןve.Ya.yinH3196,and 20,000עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃ פ'es.Rim 'A.lefH6242 H505bathsבַּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1324of olive oilוְשֶׁ֕מֶןve.She.menH8081.”

11ThenH559HiramH2361kingH4428of Tyreצֹר֙tzorH6865wrote a letterבִּכְתָ֔בbikh.TavH3791in replyוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971toאֶל־'el-H413Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010: “Because the LORDH3068lovesבְּאַהֲבַ֤תbe.'a.ha.VatH160H853His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,He has set youH5414over themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921as kingH4428.”

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