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2 Chronicles 2:11-16

11Then HuramH2361the kingH4428of Tyreצֹר֙tzorH6865answeredH559in writingבִּכְתָ֔בbikh.TavH3791,which he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,Because the LordH3068hath lovedבְּאַהֲבַ֤תbe.'a.ha.VatH160his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,he hath madeH5414thee kingH4428over them.

12HuramH2361saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559moreover, Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,who hath givenנָתַן֩na.TanH5414to Davidלְדָוִ֨ידle.da.VidH1732the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428a wiseH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121,enduedH3045with prudenceשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922and understandingH998,that might buildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129an houseבַּ֙יִת֙ba.yitH1004for the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and an houseוּבַ֖יִתu.Va.yitH1004for his kingdomלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.

13And now I have sentשָׁלַ֧חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971a cunningH2450manH376,enduedH3045with understandingבִּינָ֖הbi.NahH998,of Huramלְחוּרָ֥םle.chu.RamH2361my father’sH1,

14The sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a womanאִשָּׁ֞ה'i.ShahH802of the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Danדָּ֗ןDanH1835,and his fatherוְאָבִ֣יוve.'a.VivH1wasa manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Tyreצֹרִ֡יtzo.RiH6876,skilfulיוֹדֵ֡עַyo.De.a'H3045to workלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in goldבַּזָּֽהָב־ba.za.hov-H2091,and in silverוּ֠בַכֶּסֶףU.va.ke.sefH3701,in brassבַּנְּחֹ֨שֶׁתba.ne.Cho.shetH5178,in ironבַּבַּרְזֶ֜לba.bar.ZelH1270,in stoneבָּאֲבָנִ֣יםba.'a.va.NimH68,and in timberוּבָעֵצִ֗יםu.va.'e.TzimH6086,in purpleבָּאַרְגָּמָ֤ןba.'ar.ga.ManH713,in blueבַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ba.te.Khe.letH8504,and in fine linenוּבַבּ֣וּץu.va.ButzH948,and in crimsonוּבַכַּרְמִ֔ילu.va.kar.MilH3758;also to graveוּלְפַתֵּ֙חַ֙u.le.fa.Te.achH6605any manner of gravingפִּתּ֔וּחַpi.Tu.achH6603,and to find outוְלַחְשֹׁ֖בve.lach.ShoH2803every deviceמַחֲשָׁ֑בֶתma.cha.Sha.vetH4284which shall be putיִנָּֽתֶן־yi.na.ten-H5414to him, with thy cunning menחֲכָמֶ֔יךָcha.kha.Mei.khaH2450,and with the cunning menוְֽחַכְמֵ֔יve.chakh.MeiH2450of my lordH113Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1.

15Now therefore the wheatהַחִטִּ֨יםha.chi.TimH2406,and the barleyוְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֜יםve.ha.se.'o.RimH8184,the oilהַשֶּׁ֤מֶןha.She.menH8081,and the wineוְהַיַּ֙יִן֙ve.hai.Ya.yinH3196,which my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113hath spokenאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559of, let him sendיִשְׁלַ֖חyish.LachH7971unto his servantsלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la.'a.va.DavH5650:

16And we will cutנִכְרֹ֨תnikh.RotH3772woodעֵצִ֤ים'e.TzimH6086out of Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844,as much as thou shalt needצָרְכֶּ֔ךָtza.re.Ke.khaH6878:and we will bringוּנְבִיאֵ֥םu.ne.vi.'EmH935it to thee in floatsרַפְסֹד֖וֹתraf.so.DotH7513by seaיָ֣םyamH3220to Joppaיָפ֑וֹya.FoH3305;and thou shalt carry it upתַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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