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2 Chronicles 2:3-10

3AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971toHuramחוּרָ֥םchu.RamH2361thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofTyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As thou didstdealעָשִׂ֙יתָ֙'a.Si.taH6213withDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1, and didstsendוַתִּֽשְׁלַֽח־va.tish.lach-H7971himcedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730tobuildH1129him anhouseH1004todwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in, even so deal with me .

4Behold, IbuildH1129anhouseH1004to thenameלְשֵׁ֣ם׀le.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodH430, todedicateלְהַקְדִּ֣ישׁle.hak.DishH6942it to him, and toburnלְהַקְטִ֣ירle.hak.TirH6999beforeלְפָנָ֣יוle.fa.NavH6440himsweetסַמִּים֩sa.MimH5561incenseקְטֹֽרֶת־ke.to.ret-H7004, and for thecontinualתָּמִ֤ידta.MidH8548showbreadוּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶתu.ma.'a.Re.khetH4635, and for the burntofferingsוְעֹלוֹת֙ve.'o.lOtH5930morningלַבֹּ֣קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242andeveningוְלָעֶ֔רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153, on thesabbathsלַשַּׁבָּתוֹת֙la.sha.ba.tOtH7676, and on the newmoonsוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםve.Le.cho.da.ShimH2320, and on the solemnfeastsוּֽלְמוֹעֲדֵ֖יu.le.mo.'a.DeiH4150of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodH430. This is an ordinance foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769toIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And thehouseH1004which IbuildH1129isgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419: forgreatגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419is ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430above allgodsהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

6But who isableיַעֲצָר־ כֹּ֙חַ֙ya.'a.tzor- ko.achH6113 H3581tobuildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129him anhouseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004, seeing theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andheavenוּשְׁמֵ֥יu.she.MeiH8064ofheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064cannotcontainיְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּye.khal.ke.Lu.huH3557him? who am I then, that I shouldbuildאֶבְנֶה־'ev.neh-H1129him anhouseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004, exceptonlyאִם־'im-H518to burnsacrificeלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him?

7SendH7971me now therefore amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376skilfulחָכָ֡םcha.KhamH2450toworkלַעֲשׂוֹת֩la.'a.sOtH6213ingoldבַּזָּהָ֨בba.za.HavH2091, and insilverוּבַכֶּ֜סֶףu.va.Ke.sefH3701, and inbrassוּבַנְּחֹ֣שֶׁתu.va.ne.Cho.shetH5178, and inironוּבַבַּרְזֶ֗לu.va.bar.ZelH1270, and inpurpleוּבָֽאַרְגְּוָן֙u.va.'ar.ge.VanH710, andcrimsonוְכַרְמִ֣ילve.khar.MilH3758, andblueוּתְכֵ֔לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504, and that hathskillH3045toengraveלְפַתֵּ֣חַ פִּתּוּחִ֑יםle.fa.Te.ach pi.tu.ChimH6605 H6603with the skilfulmenהַֽחֲכָמִ֗יםha.cha.kha.MimH2450that are with me inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063and inJerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389, whomDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1providedהֵכִ֖יןhe.KhinH3559.

8Sendוּֽשְׁלַֽח־u.she.lach-H7971me alsocedarאֲרָזִ֜ים'a.ra.ZimH730treesH6086, firtreesבְּרוֹשִׁ֣יםbe.ro.ShimH1265, and algumtreesוְאַלְגּוּמִּים֮ve.'al.gu.MimH418, out ofLebanonמֵֽהַלְּבָנוֹן֒me.ha.le.va.nOnH3844: for Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650haveskillיֽוֹדְעִ֔יםyod.'ImH3045tocutלִכְר֖וֹתlikh.RotH3772timberH6086inLebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844; and, behold, myservantsעֲבָדַ֖י'a.va.DaiH5650shall be with thyservantsעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,

9Even toprepareוּלְהָכִ֥יןu.le.ha.KhinH3559metimberH6086inabundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230: for thehouseהַבַּ֛יִתha.Ba.yitH1004which I am about tobuildבוֹנֶ֖הvo.NehH1129shall begreatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419andwonderfulוְהַפְלֵֽא׃ve.haf.Le'H6381.

10And, behold, I willgiveH5414to thyservantsלַעֲבָדֶ֗יךָla.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, thehewersלַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים׀la.cho.te.VimH2404thatcutלְֽכֹרְתֵ֣י׀le.kho.re.TeiH3772timberהָעֵצִ֡יםha.'e.TzimH6086,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505measuresכֹּרִים֙ko.RimH3734ofbeatenמַכּ֜וֹתma.KotH4347wheatחִטִּ֨ים׀chi.TimH2406, andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505measuresכֹּרִ֖יםko.RimH3734ofbarleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֕יםu.se.'o.RimH8184, andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505bathsבַּתִּים֙ba.TimH1324ofwineוְיַ֗יִןve.Ya.yinH3196, andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242thousandאָֽלֶף׃ פ'A.lefH505bathsבַּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1324ofoilוְשֶׁ֕מֶןve.She.menH8081.

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