1 Kings

1 Kings 5:6

⁶Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now therefore	וְעַתָּ֡ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
order	צַוֵּה֩	ṣaw·wêh	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
that cedars	אֲרָזִ֜ים	’ă·rā·zîm	Noun - masculine plural	H730 cedar
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Lebanon	הַלְּבָנ֗וֹן	hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
be cut down	וְיִכְרְתוּ־	wə·yiḵ·rə·ṯū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
for me	לִ֨י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
My servants	וַֽעֲבָדַי֙	wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏay	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
will be	יִהְי֣וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
your servants	עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and I will pay	אֶתֵּ֣ן	’et·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
your	לְךָ֔	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
servants	עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
whatever wages	וּשְׂכַ֤ר	ū·śə·ḵar	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7939 hire, wages
you set	תֹּאמֵ֑ר	tō·mêr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
for	כִּ֣י׀	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
know	יָדַ֗עְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
none	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
among us	בָּ֛נוּ	bā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
as skilled	יֹדֵ֥עַ	yō·ḏê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3045 know
in logging	לִכְרָת־	liḵ·rāṯ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3772 cut off, cut down
as the Sidonians	כַּצִּדֹנִֽים׃	kaṣ·ṣi·ḏō·nîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6722 Tsidonian

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