7 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.2.7",
"source": "וּֽשְׁלַֽח־לִי֩ עֲצֵ֨י אֲרָזִ֜ים בְּרוֹשִׁ֣ים וְאַלְגּוּמִּים֮ מֵֽהַלְּבָנוֹן֒ כִּ֚י אֲנִ֣י יָדַ֔עְתִּי אֲשֶׁ֤ר עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ יֽוֹדְעִ֔ים לִכְר֖וֹת עֲצֵ֣י לְבָנ֑וֹן וְהִנֵּ֥ה עֲבָדַ֖י עִם־עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "And-*šəlaḥ*-to-me *ʿăṣê* *ʾărāzîm* *bərôšîm* and-*ʾalgûmmîm* from-the-*ləḇānôn* for I *yādaʿtî* that *ʿăḇādeḵā* *yôdəʿîm* to-*liḵrôt* *ʿăṣê* *ləḇānôn* and-*hinnēh* *ʿăḇāday* with-*ʿăḇādeḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"*šəlaḥ*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - send",
"*ʿăṣê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - trees of, timber of",
"*ʾărāzîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - cedars",
"*bərôšîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - cypress, fir trees",
"*ʾalgûmmîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - algum trees, sandalwood",
"*ləḇānôn*": "proper noun - Lebanon",
"*yādaʿtî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I know",
"*ʿăḇādeḵā*": "common noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servants",
"*yôdəʿîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - knowing",
"*liḵrôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to cut",
"*ʿăṣê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - trees of",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*ʿăḇāday*": "common noun, masculine plural construct + 1st singular suffix - my servants"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾărāzîm*": "cedars, cedar timber",
"*bərôšîm*": "cypress, fir, juniper trees",
"*ʾalgûmmîm*": "algum trees, sandalwood, almug wood",
"*liḵrôt*": "to cut down, to fell, to harvest"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.2.8",
"source": "וּלְהָכִ֥ין לִ֛י עֵצִ֖ים לָרֹ֑ב כִּ֥י הַבַּ֛יִת אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥י בוֹנֶ֖ה גָּד֥וֹל וְהַפְלֵֽא׃",
"text": "And-to-*ləhāḵîn* for-me *ʿēṣîm* to-the-*rōḇ* for the-*bayit* that-I *ḇôneh* *gādôl* and-*hap̄lē*.",
"grammar": {
"*ləhāḵîn*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to prepare",
"*ʿēṣîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - trees, timber",
"*rōḇ*": "common noun, masculine singular - abundance",
"*bayit*": "common noun, masculine singular - house",
"*ḇôneh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - building",
"*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great, large",
"*hap̄lē*": "niphal participle, masculine singular - wonderful, extraordinary"
},
"variants": {
"*ləhāḵîn*": "to prepare, to provide, to make ready",
"*rōḇ*": "abundance, great quantity, multitude",
"*gādôl*": "great, large, magnificent",
"*hap̄lē*": "wonderful, extraordinary, remarkable"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.2.9",
"source": "וְהִנֵּ֣ה לַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים ׀ לְֽכֹרְתֵ֣י ׀ הָעֵצִ֡ים נָתַתִּי֩ חִטִּ֨ים ׀ מַכּ֜וֹת לַעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ כֹּרִים֙ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף וּשְׂעֹרִ֕ים כֹּרִ֖ים עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אָ֑לֶף וְיַ֗יִן בַּתִּים֙ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף וְשֶׁ֕מֶן בַּתִּ֖ים עֶשְׂרִ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃ פ",
"text": "And-*hinnēh* to-the-*ḥōṭəḇîm* to-*kōrətê* the-*ʿēṣîm* *nātattî* *ḥiṭṭîm* *makkôt* to-*ʿăḇādeḵā* *kōrîm* twenty *ʾālep̄* and-*śəʿōrîm* *kōrîm* twenty *ʾālep̄* and-*yayin* *battîm* twenty *ʾālep̄* and-*šemen* *battîm* twenty *ʾālep̄*.",
"grammar": {
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*ḥōṭəḇîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - hewers, cutters",
"*kōrətê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - cutters of",
"*ʿēṣîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - trees, wood",
"*nātattî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have given",
"*ḥiṭṭîm*": "common noun, feminine plural - wheat",
"*makkôt*": "common noun, feminine plural - crushed/ground/beaten",
"*ʿăḇādeḵā*": "common noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servants",
"*kōrîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - cors (measure)",
"*ʾālep̄*": "common noun, masculine singular - thousand",
"*śəʿōrîm*": "common noun, feminine plural - barley",
"*yayin*": "common noun, masculine singular - wine",
"*battîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - baths (measure)",
"*šemen*": "common noun, masculine singular - oil"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥōṭəḇîm*": "hewers, cutters, woodcutters",
"*kōrətê*": "cutters of, those who fell",
"*makkôt*": "beaten, crushed, ground (prepared wheat)",
"*kōrîm*": "cors (dry measure, about 220 liters)",
"*battîm*": "baths (liquid measure, about 22 liters)"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.2.10",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר חוּרָ֤ם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹר֙ בִּכְתָ֔ב וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה בְּאַהֲבַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֶת־עַמּ֔וֹ נְתָנְךָ֥ עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מֶֽלֶךְ׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *ḥûrām* *melek*-*ṣōr* in-*ḵətāḇ* and-*wayyišlaḥ* to-*šəlōmōh* in-*ʾahăḇat* *YHWH* *ʾet*-*ʿammô* *nətānḵā* over-them *melek*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ḥûrām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Huram/Hiram",
"*melek*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*ṣōr*": "proper noun - Tyre",
"*ḵətāḇ*": "common noun, masculine singular - writing, letter",
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sent",
"*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Solomon",
"*ʾahăḇat*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - love of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿammô*": "common noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people",
"*nətānḵā*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - he gave you",
"*melek*": "common noun, masculine singular - king"
},
"variants": {
"*ḵətāḇ*": "writing, letter, document",
"*ʾahăḇat*": "love, affection, care",
"*nətānḵā*": "he gave you, he appointed you, he made you"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.2.11",
"source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֮ חוּרָם֒ בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָתַן֩ לְדָוִ֨יד הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ בֵּ֣ן חָכָ֗ם יוֹדֵ֙עַ֙ שֵׂ֣כֶל וּבִינָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִבְנֶה־בַּ֙יִת֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וּבַ֖יִת לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *ḥûrām* *bārûḵ* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *yiśrāʾēl* who *ʿāśāh* *ʾet*-the-*šāmayim* and-*ʾet*-the-*ʾāreṣ* who *nātan* to-*dāwid* the-*meleḵ* *bēn* *ḥāḵām* *yôdēaʿ* *śēḵel* and-*ḇînāh* who *yiḇneh*-*bayit* to-*YHWH* and-*bayit* to-*malḵûtô*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ḥûrām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Huram/Hiram",
"*bārûḵ*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - blessed",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʿāśāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he made",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*šāmayim*": "common noun, masculine plural - heavens",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "common noun, feminine singular - earth, land",
"*nātan*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gave",
"*dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*meleḵ*": "common noun, masculine singular - king",
"*bēn*": "common noun, masculine singular - son",
"*ḥāḵām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise",
"*yôdēaʿ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - knowing",
"*śēḵel*": "common noun, masculine singular - insight, discretion",
"*ḇînāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - understanding",
"*yiḇneh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will build",
"*bayit*": "common noun, masculine singular - house",
"*malḵûtô*": "common noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his kingdom"
},
"variants": {
"*bārûḵ*": "blessed, praised",
"*ʿāśāh*": "made, created, fashioned",
"*yôdēaʿ*": "knowing, having knowledge of, skilled in",
"*śēḵel*": "insight, intelligence, discretion",
"*ḇînāh*": "understanding, discernment, wisdom",
"*malḵûtô*": "his kingdom, his royal estate, his sovereignty"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.2.12",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה שָׁלַ֧חְתִּי אִישׁ־חָכָ֛ם יוֹדֵ֥עַ בִּינָ֖ה לְחוּרָ֥ם אָבִֽי׃",
"text": "And-*ʿattāh* *šālaḥtî* *ʾîš*-*ḥāḵām* *yôdēaʿ* *bînāh* to-*ḥûrām* *ʾāḇî*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now",
"*šālaḥtî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have sent",
"*ʾîš*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - man of",
"*ḥāḵām*": "adjective, masculine singular - skilled, wise",
"*yôdēaʿ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - knowing",
"*bînāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - understanding",
"*ḥûrām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Huram/Hiram",
"*ʾāḇî*": "common noun, masculine singular construct + 1st singular suffix - my father/master"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾîš*-*ḥāḵām*": "wise man, skilled artisan, craftsman",
"*yôdēaʿ* *bînāh*": "having understanding, possessing insight, knowledgeable",
"*ʾāḇî*": "my father, my master, my advisor (title of respect)"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.2.13",
"source": "בֶּן־אִשָּׁ֞ה מִן־בְּנ֣וֹת דָּ֗ן וְאָבִ֣יו אִישׁ־צֹרִ֡י יוֹדֵ֡עַ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת בַּזָּֽהָב־וּ֠בַכֶּסֶף בַּנְּחֹ֨שֶׁת בַּבַּרְזֶ֜ל בָּאֲבָנִ֣ים וּבָעֵצִ֗ים בָּאַרְגָּמָ֤ן בַּתְּכֵ֙לֶת֙ וּבַבּ֣וּץ וּבַכַּרְמִ֔יל וּלְפַתֵּ֙חַ֙ כָּל־פִּתּ֔וּחַ וְלַחְשֹׁ֖ב כָּל־מַחֲשָׁ֑בֶת אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִנָּֽתֶן־לוֹ֙ עִם־חֲכָמֶ֔יךָ וְֽחַכְמֵ֔י אֲדֹנִ֖י דָּוִ֥יד אָבִֽיךָ׃",
"text": "*ben*-*ʾiššāh* from-*bənôt* *dān* and-*ʾāḇîw* *ʾîš*-*ṣōrî* *yôdēaʿ* to-*laʿăśôt* in-the-*zāhāḇ*-and-in-the-*kesep̄* in-the-*nəḥōšet* in-the-*barzel* in-the-*ʾăḇānîm* and-in-the-*ʿēṣîm* in-the-*ʾargāmān* in-the-*təḵēlet* and-in-the-*būṣ* and-in-the-*karmîl* and-to-*ləp̄attēaḥ* all-*pittûaḥ* and-to-*laḥšōḇ* all-*maḥăšāḇet* that will-be-*yinnāten*-to-him with-*ḥăḵāmeḵā* and-*ḥaḵmê* *ʾădōnî* *dāwîd* *ʾāḇîḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"*ben*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*ʾiššāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - woman",
"*bənôt*": "common noun, feminine plural construct - daughters of",
"*dān*": "proper noun - Dan",
"*ʾāḇîw*": "common noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father",
"*ʾîš*": "common noun, masculine singular construct - man of",
"*ṣōrî*": "adjective, masculine singular - Tyrian",
"*yôdēaʿ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - knowing",
"*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to work",
"*zāhāḇ*": "common noun, masculine singular - gold",
"*kesep̄*": "common noun, masculine singular - silver",
"*nəḥōšet*": "common noun, feminine singular - bronze, copper",
"*barzel*": "common noun, masculine singular - iron",
"*ʾăḇānîm*": "common noun, feminine plural - stones",
"*ʿēṣîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - wood, timber",
"*ʾargāmān*": "common noun, masculine singular - purple",
"*təḵēlet*": "common noun, feminine singular - blue",
"*būṣ*": "common noun, masculine singular - fine linen",
"*karmîl*": "common noun, masculine singular - crimson",
"*ləp̄attēaḥ*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - to engrave",
"*pittûaḥ*": "common noun, masculine singular - engraving",
"*laḥšōḇ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to devise",
"*maḥăšāḇet*": "common noun, feminine singular - design, plan",
"*yinnāten*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be given",
"*ḥăḵāmeḵā*": "adjective, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your skilled men",
"*ḥaḵmê*": "adjective, masculine plural construct - skilled men of",
"*ʾădōnî*": "common noun, masculine singular construct + 1st singular suffix - my lord",
"*dāwîd*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ʾāḇîḵā*": "common noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father"
},
"variants": {
"*yôdēaʿ* to-*laʿăśôt*": "skilled in working with, expert craftsman in",
"*ləp̄attēaḥ*": "to engrave, to carve, to create designs",
"*laḥšōḇ* all-*maḥăšāḇet*": "to devise any design, to create any artistic work"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.2.14",
"source": "וְ֠עַתָּה הַחִטִּ֨ים וְהַשְּׂעֹרִ֜ים הַשֶּׁ֤מֶן וְהַיַּ֙יִן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנִ֔י יִשְׁלַ֖ח לַעֲבָדָֽיו׃",
"text": "And-*ʿattāh* the-*ḥiṭṭîm* and-the-*śəʿōrîm* the-*šemen* and-the-*yayin* that *ʾāmar* *ʾădōnî* *yišlaḥ* to-*ʿăḇādāyw*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now",
"*ḥiṭṭîm*": "common noun, feminine plural - wheat",
"*śəʿōrîm*": "common noun, feminine plural - barley",
"*šemen*": "common noun, masculine singular - oil",
"*yayin*": "common noun, masculine singular - wine",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*ʾădōnî*": "common noun, masculine singular construct + 1st singular suffix - my lord",
"*yišlaḥ*": "qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let him send",
"*ʿăḇādāyw*": "common noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servants"
},
"variants": {
"*yišlaḥ*": "let him send, may he send, should send"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.2.15",
"source": "וַ֠אֲנַחְנוּ נִכְרֹ֨ת עֵצִ֤ים מִן־הַלְּבָנוֹן֙ כְּכָל־צָרְכֶּ֔ךָ וּנְבִיאֵ֥ם לְךָ֛ רַפְסֹד֖וֹת עַל־יָ֣ם יָפ֑וֹ וְאַתָּ֛ה תַּעֲלֶ֥ה אֹתָ֖ם יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ פ",
"text": "And-*ʾănaḥnû* *niḵrōt* *ʿēṣîm* from-the-*ləḇānôn* according-to-all-*ṣārkeḵā* and-*nəḇîʾēm* to-you *rap̄sōdôt* on-*yām* *yāp̄ô* and-you *taʿăleh* them *yərûšālāim*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "personal pronoun, 1st common plural - we",
"*niḵrōt*": "qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we will cut",
"*ʿēṣîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - trees, timber",
"*ləḇānôn*": "proper noun - Lebanon",
"*ṣārkeḵā*": "common noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your need",
"*nəḇîʾēm*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st common plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - we will bring them",
"*rap̄sōdôt*": "common noun, feminine plural - rafts, floats",
"*yām*": "common noun, masculine singular - sea",
"*yāp̄ô*": "proper noun - Joppa/Jaffa",
"*taʿăleh*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will bring up",
"*yərûšālāim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem"
},
"variants": {
"*niḵrōt*": "we will cut, we will fell, we will harvest",
"*rap̄sōdôt*": "rafts, floats, log rafts",
"*taʿăleh*": "you will bring up, you will transport, you will carry up"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "2 Chronicles.2.16",
"source": "וַיִּסְפֹּ֣ר שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה כָּל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הַגֵּירִים֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַחֲרֵ֣י הַסְּפָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר סְפָרָ֖ם דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יו וַיִּמָּצְא֗וּ מֵאָ֤ה וַחֲמִשִּׁים֙ אֶ֔לֶף וּשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃",
"text": "And-*wayyispōr* *šəlōmōh* all-the-*ʾănāšîm* the-*gērîm* that in-*ʾereṣ* *yiśrāʾēl* after the-*səp̄ār* that *səp̄ārām* *dāwîd* *ʾāḇîw* and-*wayyimmāṣəʾû* hundred and-fifty *ʾelep̄* and-three *ʾălāp̄îm* and-six *mēʾôt*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyispōr*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he counted",
"*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Solomon",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - men",
"*gērîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - foreigners, resident aliens",
"*ʾereṣ*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*səp̄ār*": "common noun, masculine singular - census, count",
"*səp̄ārām*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - he counted them",
"*dāwîd*": "proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ʾāḇîw*": "common noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father",
"*wayyimmāṣəʾû*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they were found",
"*ʾelep̄*": "common noun, masculine singular - thousand",
"*ʾălāp̄îm*": "common noun, masculine plural - thousands",
"*mēʾôt*": "common noun, feminine plural - hundreds"
},
"variants": {
"*gērîm*": "foreigners, resident aliens, non-Israelites",
"*səp̄ār*": "census, count, registration",
"*wayyimmāṣəʾû*": "they were found to be, they were counted as, they were numbered as"
}
}