2 Chronicles 2
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וַיִּסְפֹּ֨רand he countedשְׁלֹמֹ֜הSolomonשִׁבְעִ֥יםseventyאֶ֙לֶף֙thousandאִ֣ישׁmanסַבָּ֔לburden-bearersוּשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםand eightyאֶ֛לֶףthousandאִ֖ישׁmanחֹצֵ֣בstone-cuttersבָּהָ֑רin the hill countryוּמְנַצְּחִ֣יםand overseersעֲלֵיהֶ֔םover themשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתthreeאֲלָפִ֖יםthousandsוְשֵׁ֥שׁand sixמֵאֽוֹת׃ פhundreds
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הִנֵּה֩here!אֲנִ֨יIבֽוֹנֶה־am about to buildבַּ֜יִתa houseלְשֵׁ֣ם׀for the name ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהָ֗יGod myלְהַקְדִּ֣ישׁto consecrate itל֡וֹto himלְהַקְטִ֣ירto make smokeלְפָנָ֣יוto before himקְטֹֽרֶת־incense ofסַמִּים֩perfumesוּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶתand the row ofתָּמִ֤ידcontinuityוְעֹלוֹת֙and burnt offeringsלַבֹּ֣קֶרfor the morningוְלָעֶ֔רֶבand for the eveningלַשַּׁבָּתוֹת֙for the sabbathsוְלֶ֣חֳדָשִׁ֔יםand for the new moonsוּֽלְמוֹעֲדֵ֖יand for the appointed times ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּGod ourלְעוֹלָ֖םfor everזֹ֥אתthisעַל־is onיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וּמִ֤יand who?יַעֲצָר־will he retainכֹּ֙חַ֙strengthלִבְנֽוֹת־to buildל֣וֹfor himבַ֔יִתa houseכִּ֧יforהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםthe heavensוּשְׁמֵ֥יand the heavens ofהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםthe heavensלֹ֣אnotיְכַלְכְּלֻ֑הוּthey will contain himוּמִ֤יand who?אֲנִי֙am Iאֲשֶׁ֣רthatאֶבְנֶה־I will buildלּ֣וֹfor himבַ֔יִתa houseכִּ֖יthatאִם־exceptלְהַקְטִ֥ירto make smokeלְפָנָֽיו׃to before him
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וְעַתָּ֡הand thereforeשְֽׁלַֽח־sendלִ֣יto meאִישׁ־a manחָכָ֡םskillfulלַעֲשׂוֹת֩to workבַּזָּהָ֨בin the goldוּבַכֶּ֜סֶףand in the silverוּבַנְּחֹ֣שֶׁתand in the bronzeוּבַבַּרְזֶ֗לand in the ironוּבָֽאַרְגְּוָן֙and in the purpleוְכַרְמִ֣ילand crimsonוּתְכֵ֔לֶתand violetוְיֹדֵ֖עַand one who knowsלְפַתֵּ֣חַto engraveפִּתּוּחִ֑יםengravingsעִם־withהַֽחֲכָמִ֗יםthe skillful peopleאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoעִמִּי֙are with meבִּֽיהוּדָ֣הin Judahוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םand in Jerusalemאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomהֵכִ֖יןhe appointedדָּוִ֥ידDavidאָבִֽי׃father my
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וּֽשְׁלַֽח־and sendלִי֩to meעֲצֵ֨יwoods ofאֲרָזִ֜יםcedarsבְּרוֹשִׁ֣יםfirsוְאַלְגּוּמִּים֮and algumsמֵֽהַלְּבָנוֹן֒from the Lebanonכִּ֚יforאֲנִ֣יIיָדַ֔עְתִּיI knowאֲשֶׁ֤רthatעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙servants yourיֽוֹדְעִ֔יםare knowingלִכְר֖וֹתto cutעֲצֵ֣יthe woods ofלְבָנ֑וֹןLebanonוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!עֲבָדַ֖יservants myעִם־will be withעֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃servants your
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וְהִנֵּ֣הand here!לַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים׀to the wood-cuttersלְֽכֹרְתֵ֣י׀to the cutters ofהָעֵצִ֡יםthe woodsנָתַתִּי֩I giveחִטִּ֨ים׀wheatsמַכּ֜וֹתwoundsלַעֲבָדֶ֗יךָto servants yourכֹּרִים֙corsעֶשְׂרִ֣יםtwentyאֶ֔לֶףthousandוּשְׂעֹרִ֕יםand barleysכֹּרִ֖יםcorsעֶשְׂרִ֣יםtwentyאָ֑לֶףthousandוְיַ֗יִןand wineבַּתִּים֙bathsעֶשְׂרִ֣יםtwentyאֶ֔לֶףthousandוְשֶׁ֕מֶןand oilבַּתִּ֖יםbathsעֶשְׂרִ֥יםtwentyאָֽלֶף׃ פthousand
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וַיֹּאמֶר֮and he saidחוּרָם֒Huramבָּר֤וּךְbe blessedיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoעָשָׂ֔הhe has madeאֶת־obj.הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםthe heavensוְאֶת־and obj.הָאָ֑רֶץthe earthאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoנָתַן֩he has givenלְדָוִ֨ידto Davidהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingבֵּ֣ןa sonחָכָ֗םwiseיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙who knowsשֵׂ֣כֶלinsightוּבִינָ֔הand understandingאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoיִבְנֶה־he will buildבַּ֙יִת֙a houseלַיהוָ֔הfor Yahwehוּבַ֖יִתand a houseלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃for royalty his
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בֶּן־a son ofאִשָּׁ֞הa womanמִן־one ofבְּנ֣וֹתthe daughters ofדָּ֗ןDanוְאָבִ֣יוand father hisאִישׁ־was a manצֹרִ֡יTyrianיוֹדֵ֡עַwho knowsלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתto workבַּזָּֽהָב־in the goldוּ֠בַכֶּסֶףand in the silverבַּנְּחֹ֨שֶׁתin the bronzeבַּבַּרְזֶ֜לin the ironבָּאֲבָנִ֣יםin the stonesוּבָעֵצִ֗יםand in the woodsבָּאַרְגָּמָ֤ןin the purpleבַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙in the violetוּבַבּ֣וּץand in the fine linenוּבַכַּרְמִ֔ילand in the crimsonוּלְפַתֵּ֙חַ֙and to engraveכָּל־everyפִּתּ֔וּחַengravingוְלַחְשֹׁ֖בand to designכָּל־anyמַחֲשָׁ֑בֶתdesignאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichיִנָּֽתֶן־it will be givenלוֹ֙to himעִם־withחֲכָמֶ֔יךָskilled people yourוְֽחַכְמֵ֔יand the skillful people ofאֲדֹנִ֖יlord myדָּוִ֥ידDavidאָבִֽיךָ׃father your
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וַיִּסְפֹּ֣רand he countedשְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomonכָּל־allהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםthe peopleהַגֵּירִים֙the sojournersאֲשֶׁר֙whoבְּאֶ֣רֶץwere in the land ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאַחֲרֵ֣יafterהַסְּפָ֔רthe censusאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichסְפָרָ֖םhe had counted themדָּוִ֣ידDavidאָבִ֑יוfather hisוַיִּמָּצְא֗וּand they were foundמֵאָ֤הone hundredוַחֲמִשִּׁים֙and fiftyאֶ֔לֶףthousandוּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתand threeאֲלָפִ֖יםthousandsוְשֵׁ֥שׁand sixמֵאֽוֹת׃hundreds
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וַיַּ֨עַשׂand he appointedמֵהֶ֜םof themשִׁבְעִ֥יםseventyאֶ֙לֶף֙thousandסַבָּ֔לburden-bearersוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםand eightyאֶ֖לֶףthousandחֹצֵ֣בstone-cuttersבָּהָ֑רin the hill countryוּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתand threeאֲלָפִים֙thousandsוְשֵׁ֣שׁand sixמֵא֔וֹתhundredsמְנַצְּחִ֖יםoverseersלְהַעֲבִ֥ידto compel to laborאֶת־obj.הָעָֽם׃the people
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