New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 2:11-16

11Then HuramH2361,kingH4428of Tyreצֹר֙tzorH6865,answeredH559in a letterבִּכְתָ֔בbikh.TavH3791sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010: “Because the LordH3068lovesH157His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,He has madeH5414you kingH4428overעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them.”

12Then HuramH2361continuedוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has givenנָתַן֩na.TanH5414Kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidלְדָוִ֨ידle.da.VidH1732a wiseH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121,endowedH3045with discretionשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922and understandingH998,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834will buildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129a houseבַּ֙יִת֙ba.yitH1004for the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068and aroyalלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438palaceוּבַ֖יִתu.Va.yitH1004for himself.

13“Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258I am sendingשָׁלַ֧חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971Huram-abiלְחוּרָ֥םle.chu.RamH2361 H1,a skilledH2450manH376,endowedH3045with understandingבִּינָ֖הbi.NahH998,

14the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of aDaniteבְּנ֣וֹת דָּ֗ןbe.Not DanH1323 H1835womanאִשָּׁ֞ה'i.ShahH802anda Tyrianצֹרִ֡יtzo.RiH6876fatherוְאָבִ֣יוve.'a.VivH1,who knowsיוֹדֵ֡עַyo.De.a'H3045how to workלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in goldבַּזָּֽהָב־ba.za.hov-H2091,silverוּ֠בַכֶּסֶףU.va.ke.sefH3701,bronzeבַּנְּחֹ֨שֶׁתba.ne.Cho.shetH5178,ironבַּבַּרְזֶ֜לba.bar.ZelH1270,stoneבָּאֲבָנִ֣יםba.'a.va.NimH68and woodוּבָעֵצִ֗יםu.va.'e.TzimH6086, andin purpleבָּאַרְגָּמָ֤ןba.'ar.ga.ManH713,violetבַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ba.te.Khe.letH8504,linenוּבַבּ֣וּץu.va.ButzH948and crimsonוּבַכַּרְמִ֔ילu.va.kar.MilH3758fabrics, and who knows howto makeH6605allכָּל־kol-H3605kinds of engravingsH6605and toexecuteוְלַחְשֹׁ֖בve.lach.ShoH2803anyכָּל־kol-H3605designמַחֲשָׁ֑בֶתma.cha.Sha.vetH4284whichH834may be assignedיִנָּֽתֶן־yi.na.ten-H5414to him, to workwith your skilledH2450menH2450and withthoseH2450of my lordH113Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732your fatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1.

15Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258then, let my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113sendיִשְׁלַ֖חyish.LachH7971to his servantsלַעֲבָדָֽיו׃la.'a.va.DavH5650wheatהַחִטִּ֨יםha.chi.TimH2406and barleyוְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֜יםve.ha.se.'o.RimH8184,oilהַשֶּׁ֤מֶןha.She.menH8081and wineוְהַיַּ֙יִן֙ve.hai.Ya.yinH3196, ofwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has spokenאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559.

16We will cutנִכְרֹ֨תnikh.RotH3772whateverH3605timberעֵצִ֤ים'e.TzimH6086you needצָרְכֶּ֔ךָtza.re.Ke.khaH6878from Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844and bringוּנְבִיאֵ֥םu.ne.vi.'EmH935it to you on raftsרַפְסֹד֖וֹתraf.so.DotH7513by seaיָ֣םyamH3220to Joppaיָפ֑וֹya.FoH3305,so that you may carryתַּעֲלֶ֥הta.'a.LehH5927it up to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

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