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1 Kings 5:5-6

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.

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