New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 5:2-9

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.”

7When Hiramחִירָ֛םchi.RamH2438heardכִּשְׁמֹ֧עַkish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsH1697of SolomonH8010,he rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֣חvai.yis.MachH8055greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834has givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414to Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732a wiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121overעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088greatהָרָ֖בha.RavH7227peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.”

8So Hiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971wordto Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “I have heardשָׁמַ֕עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the messagewhichH834you have sentשָׁלַ֖חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971me; I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213whatH2656you desireחֶפְצְךָ֔chef.tze.KhaH2656concerning the cedarאֲרָזִ֖ים'a.ra.ZimH730and cypressבְרוֹשִֽׁים׃ve.ro.ShimH1265timberH6086.

9My servantsעֲ֠בָדַי'A.va.daiH5650will bringיֹרִ֨דוּyo.Ri.duH3381themdownH3381from Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844to the seaH3220;and I will makeאֲשִׂימֵ֨ם'a.si.MemH7760them into raftsדֹּבְר֤וֹתdoe.RotH1702to goby seaH3220to the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereH834youdirectתִּשְׁלַ֥חtish.LachH7971me, and I will have them brokenוְנִפַּצְתִּ֥יםve.ni.patz.TimH5310up thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,and you shall carryתִשָּׂ֑אti.Sa'H5375them away. Thenyou shall accomplishתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213my desireחֶפְצִ֔יchef.TziH2656by givingH5414foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899to my householdבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004.”

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