New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 5:1-6

1Now Hiramחִירָ֨םchi.RamH2438kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Tyreצ֤וֹרTzorH6865sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650to SolomonH8010,whenH3588he heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085that they had anointedמָשְׁח֥וּma.she.ChuH4886him kingלְמֶ֖לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428in placeתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478of his fatherאָבִ֑יהוּ'a.Vi.huH1, forHiramחִירָ֛םchi.RamH2438hadH1961alwaysH3605 H3117beenהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961a friendאֹהֵ֗ב'o.HevH157of Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732.

2ThenSolomonH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971wordto Hiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“You knowיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thatDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1was unableלֹ֤א יָכֹל֙lo' ya.KholH3808 H3201to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֗יִתBa.yitH1004for the nameלְשֵׁם֙le.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of the warsהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834surroundedסְבָבֻ֑הוּse.va.Vu.huH5437him, untilעַ֤ד'adH5704the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068putתֵּת־tet-H5414them underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the solesכַּפּ֥וֹתka.PotH3709of his feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.liH7272.

4But nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430has givenH5117me restהֵנִ֨יחַhe.Ni.achH5117on everyמִסָּבִ֑יבmi.sa.VivH5439sideH5439;thereH369is neitherH369adversaryשָׂטָ֔ןsa.TanH7854norH369misfortuneפֶּ֥גַע רָֽע׃Pe.ga' Ra'H6294 H7451.

5BeholdH2009, Iintendאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129a houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004for the nameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,as the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Your sonבִּנְךָ֗bin.KhaH1121,whomH834I will setאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414on your throneכִּסְאֶ֔ךָkis.'E.khaH3678in your placeH8478,he will buildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for My nameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.’

6Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, commandצַוֵּה֩tza.VehH6680that they cutוְיִכְרְתוּ־ve.yikh.re.tu-H3772for mecedarsאֲרָזִ֜ים'a.ra.ZimH730from Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֗וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,and my servantsוַֽעֲבָדַי֙va.'a.va.DaiH5650will be with your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;and I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414you wagesוּשְׂכַ֤רu.se.KharH7939for your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650according to allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that you sayתֹּאמֵ֑רto.MerH559,for you knowיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045that thereH369is noH369oneאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376among us who knowsיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045how to cutלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772timberעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086like the Sidoniansכַּצִּדֹנִֽים׃ka.tzi.do.NimH6722.”

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