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1 Kings 5:2-9

2And SolomonH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to Hiramחִירָ֖םchi.RamH2438,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Thou knowestיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045how that Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1couldיָכֹל֙ya.KholH3201not buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֗יִתBa.yitH1004unto the nameלְשֵׁם֙le.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430forמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the warsהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421which were about him on every sideסְבָבֻ֑הוּse.va.Vu.huH5437,Until Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068putתֵּת־tet-H5414them under the solesכַּפּ֥וֹתka.PotH3709of his feetרַגְלָֽי׃rag.liH7272.

4But now Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֛י'e.lo.HaiH430hath given me restהֵנִ֨יחַhe.Ni.achH5117on every sideH5439, so that there isneither adversaryשָׂטָ֔ןsa.TanH7854nor evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451occurrentפֶּ֥גַעPe.ga'H6294.

5And, behold, I purposeאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559to buildלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129an houseבַּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004unto the nameלְשֵׁ֖םle.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430,as Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068spakeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696unto Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thy sonבִּנְךָ֗bin.KhaH1121,whom I will setאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414upon thy throneכִּסְאֶ֔ךָkis.'E.khaH3678in thy room, he shall buildיִבְנֶ֥הyiv.NehH1129an houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004unto my nameלִשְׁמִֽי׃lish.MiH8034.

6Now therefore commandצַוֵּה֩tza.VehH6680thou that they hewוְיִכְרְתוּ־ve.yikh.re.tu-H3772me cedar treesאֲרָזִ֜ים'a.ra.ZimH730out of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֗וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844;and my servantsוַֽעֲבָדַי֙va.'a.va.DaiH5650shall be with thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650:and unto thee will I giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414hireוּשְׂכַ֤רu.se.KharH7939for thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650according to all that thou shalt appointתֹּאמֵ֑רto.MerH559:for thou knowestיָדַ֗עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045that there isnot among us anyאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376that can skillיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045to hewלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772timberעֵצִ֖ים'e.TzimH6086like unto the Sidoniansכַּצִּדֹנִֽים׃ka.tzi.do.NimH6722.

7And it came to pass, when Hiramחִירָ֛םchi.RamH2438heardכִּשְׁמֹ֧עַkish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsH1697of SolomonH8010,that he rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֣חvai.yis.MachH8055greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,which hath givenנָתַ֤ןna.TanH5414unto Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732a wiseחָכָ֔םcha.KhamH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121over this greatהָרָ֖בha.RavH7227peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

8And Hiramחִירָם֙chi.RamH2438sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,I have consideredשָׁמַ֕עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the things which thou sentestשָׁלַ֖חְתָּsha.Lach.taH7971to me for: andI will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213all thy desireחֶפְצְךָ֔chef.tze.KhaH2656concerning timberבַּעֲצֵ֥יba.'a.TzeiH6086of cedarאֲרָזִ֖ים'a.ra.ZimH730,and concerning timberוּבַעֲצֵ֥יu.va.'a.TzeiH6086of firבְרוֹשִֽׁים׃ve.ro.ShimH1265.

9My servantsעֲ֠בָדַי'A.va.daiH5650shall bring themdownיֹרִ֨דוּyo.Ri.duH3381from Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֜וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844unto the seaH3220:and I will conveyאֲשִׂימֵ֨ם'a.si.MemH7760them by seaH3220in floatsדֹּבְר֤וֹתdoe.RotH1702unto the placeהַמָּק֞וֹםha.ma.KomH4725that thou shalt appointתִּשְׁלַ֥חtish.LachH7971me, and will cause them to be dischargedוְנִפַּצְתִּ֥יםve.ni.patz.TimH5310there, and thou shalt receiveתִשָּׂ֑אti.Sa'H5375them:and thou shalt accomplishתַּעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213my desireחֶפְצִ֔יchef.TziH2656,in givingH5414foodלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899for my householdבֵּיתִֽי׃bei.TiH1004.

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