2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 2:8–10

⁸Send me also cedar, cypress,^b and algum^c logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours ⁹to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful. ¹⁰I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat,^d 20,000 cors of barley,^e 20,000 baths of wine,^f and 20,000 baths of olive oil.^g”

Footnotes

b 2:8 Or pine or juniper or fir
c 2:8 Algum is probably a variant of almug; see 1 Kings 10:11|1KI 10:11.
d 2:10 20,000 cors is approximately 124,800 bushels or 4.4 million liters (probably about 3,800 tons or 3,400 metric tons of wheat).
e 2:10 20,000 cors is approximately 124,800 bushels or 4.4 million liters (probably about 2,910 tons or 2,700 metric tons of barley).
f 2:10 20,000 baths is approximately 116,000 gallons or 440,000 liters of wine.
g 2:10 Or 20,000 baths of oil; that is, approximately 116,000 gallons or 440,000 liters

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2 Chronicles 2:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Send me	וּֽשְׁלַֽח־	ū·šə·laḥ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7971 send
also	לִי֩	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
cedar	אֲרָזִ֜ים	’ă·rā·zîm	Noun - masculine plural	H730 cedar
cypress	בְּרוֹשִׁ֣ים	bə·rō·wō·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1265 cypress or fir
and algum	וְאַלְגּוּמִּים֮	wə·’al·gūm·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H418 sandal-wood
logs	עֲצֵ֨י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
from Lebanon	מֵֽהַלְּבָנוֹן֒	mê·hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
for	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
know	יָדַ֔עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
your servants	עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
have skill	יֽוֹדְעִ֔ים	yō·wḏ·‘îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3045 know
to cut	לִכְר֖וֹת	liḵ·rō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3772 cut off, cut down
timber	עֲצֵ֣י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
And indeed	וְהִנֵּ֥ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
my servants	עֲבָדַ֖י	‘ă·ḇā·ḏay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
will work with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
yours	עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃	‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant

2 Chronicles 2:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to prepare	וּלְהָכִ֥ין	ū·lə·hā·ḵîn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3559 be firm
for me	לִ֛י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
timber	עֵצִ֖ים	‘ê·ṣîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
in abundance	לָרֹ֑ב	lā·rōḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the temple	הַבַּ֛יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am building	בוֹנֶ֖ה	ḇō·w·neh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1129 build
will be great	גָּד֥וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
and wonderful	וְהַפְלֵֽא׃	wə·hap̄·lê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary

2 Chronicles 2:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will pay	נָתַתִּי֩	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
your servants	לַעֲבָדֶ֗יךָ	la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
the woodcutters	לַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים׀	la·ḥō·ṭə·ḇîm	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H2404 cut or gather wood
20,000	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
cors	כֹּרִים֙	kō·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3734 kor
of ground	מַכּ֜וֹת	mak·kō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4347 blow, wound, slaughter
wheat	חִטִּ֨ים׀	ḥiṭ·ṭîm	Noun - feminine plural	H2406 wheat
20,000	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
cors	כֹּרִ֖ים	kō·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3734 kor
of barley	וּשְׂעֹרִ֕ים	ū·śə·‘ō·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H8184 barley
20,000	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
baths	בַּתִּים֙	bat·tîm	Noun - feminine plural	H1324 bath
of wine	וְיַ֗יִן	wə·ya·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
and 20,000	עֶשְׂרִ֥ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
baths	בַּתִּ֖ים	bat·tîm	Noun - feminine plural	H1324 bath
of olive oil	וְשֶׁ֕מֶן	wə·še·men	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil

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2 Chronicles 2:8 1 Kings 5:6

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