Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 2:7-14

7SendH7971me now therefore a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376cunningחָכָ֡םcha.KhamH2450to workלַעֲשׂוֹת֩la.'a.sOtH6213in goldבַּזָּהָ֨בba.za.HavH2091,and in silverוּבַכֶּ֜סֶףu.va.Ke.sefH3701,and in brassוּבַנְּחֹ֣שֶׁתu.va.ne.Cho.shetH5178,and in ironוּבַבַּרְזֶ֗לu.va.bar.ZelH1270,and in purpleוּבָֽאַרְגְּוָן֙u.va.'ar.ge.VanH710,and crimsonוְכַרְמִ֣ילve.khar.MilH3758,and blueוּתְכֵ֔לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504,and that can skillH3045to graveלְפַתֵּ֣חַ פִּתּוּחִ֑יםle.fa.Te.ach pi.tu.ChimH6603 H6605with the cunning menהַֽחֲכָמִ֗יםha.cha.kha.MimH2450that arewith me in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063and in Jerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whom Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1did provideהֵכִ֖יןhe.KhinH3559.

8Sendוּֽשְׁלַֽח־u.she.lach-H7971me also cedarאֲרָזִ֜ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesH6086,fir treesבְּרוֹשִׁ֣יםbe.ro.ShimH1265,and algum treesוְאַלְגּוּמִּים֮ve.'al.gu.MimH418,out of Lebanonמֵֽהַלְּבָנוֹן֒me.ha.le.va.nOnH3844:for I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650can skillיֽוֹדְעִ֔יםyod.'ImH3045to cutלִכְר֖וֹתlikh.RotH3772timberH6086in Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844;and, behold, my servantsעֲבָדַ֖י'a.va.DaiH5650shall bewith thy servantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,

9Even to prepareוּלְהָכִ֥יןu.le.ha.KhinH3559me timberH6086in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230:for the houseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004which I am about to buildבוֹנֶ֖הvo.NehH1129shall bewonderfulוְהַפְלֵֽא׃ve.haf.Le'H6381greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419.

10And, behold, I will giveH5414to thy servantsלַעֲבָדֶ֗יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,the hewersלַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים׀la.cho.te.VimH2404that cutלְֽכֹרְתֵ֣י׀le.kho.re.TeiH3772timberהָעֵצִ֡יםha.'e.TzimH6086,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505measuresכֹּרִים֙ko.RimH3734of beatenמַכּ֜וֹתma.KotH4347wheatחִטִּ֨ים׀chi.TimH2406,and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505measuresכֹּרִ֖יםko.RimH3734of barleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֕יםu.se.'o.RimH8184,and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505bathsבַּתִּים֙ba.TimH1324of wineוְיַ֗יִןve.Ya.yinH3196,and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאָֽלֶף׃ פ'A.lefH505bathsבַּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1324of oilוְשֶׁ֕מֶןve.She.menH8081.

11Then HuramH2361the kingH4428of Tyreצֹר֙tzorH6865answeredH559in writingבִּכְתָ֔בbikh.TavH3791,which he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,because YhwhH3068hath lovedבְּאַהֲבַ֤תbe.'a.ha.VatH160his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,he hath madeH5414thee kingH4428over them.

12HuramH2361saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559moreover, Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,who hath givenנָתַן֩na.TanH5414to Davidלְדָוִ֨ידle.da.VidH1732the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428a wiseH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121,enduedH3045with prudenceשֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khelH7922and understandingH998,that might buildיִבְנֶה־yiv.neh-H1129an houseבַּ֙יִת֙ba.yitH1004for Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and an houseוּבַ֖יִתu.Va.yitH1004for his kingdomלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.

13And now I have sentשָׁלַ֧חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971a cunningH2450manH376,enduedH3045with understandingבִּינָ֖הbi.NahH998,of Huramלְחוּרָ֥םle.chu.RamH2361my father’sH1,

14The sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a womanאִשָּׁ֞ה'i.ShahH802of the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Danדָּ֗ןDanH1835,and his fatherוְאָבִ֣יוve.'a.VivH1wasa manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Tyreצֹרִ֡יtzo.RiH6876,skilfulיוֹדֵ֡עַyo.De.a'H3045to workלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213in goldבַּזָּֽהָב־ba.za.hov-H2091,and in silverוּ֠בַכֶּסֶףU.va.ke.sefH3701,in brassבַּנְּחֹ֨שֶׁתba.ne.Cho.shetH5178,in ironבַּבַּרְזֶ֜לba.bar.ZelH1270,in stoneבָּאֲבָנִ֣יםba.'a.va.NimH68,and in timberוּבָעֵצִ֗יםu.va.'e.TzimH6086,in purpleבָּאַרְגָּמָ֤ןba.'ar.ga.ManH713,in blueבַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ba.te.Khe.letH8504,and in fine linenוּבַבּ֣וּץu.va.ButzH948,and in crimsonוּבַכַּרְמִ֔ילu.va.kar.MilH3758;also to graveוּלְפַתֵּ֙חַ֙u.le.fa.Te.achH6605any manner of gravingפִּתּ֔וּחַpi.Tu.achH6603,and to find outוְלַחְשֹׁ֖בve.lach.ShoH2803every deviceמַחֲשָׁ֑בֶתma.cha.Sha.vetH4284which shall be putיִנָּֽתֶן־yi.na.ten-H5414to him, with thy cunning menחֲכָמֶ֔יךָcha.kha.Mei.khaH2450,and with the cunning menוְֽחַכְמֵ֔יve.chakh.MeiH2450of my lordH113Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1.

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