6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 5:6:1 ⧉וְעַתָּ֡הveataand now 1 Kings 5:6:2 ⧉צַוֵּה֩tsavecommand 1 Kings 5:6:3 ⧉וְיִכְרְתוּ־לִ֨יveyikhretuliand let them cut for me 1 Kings 5:6:4 ⧉אֲרָזִ֜יםarazimcedars 1 Kings 5:6:5 ⧉מִן־הַלְּבָנ֗וֹןminhallevanonfrom Lebanon 1 Kings 5:6:6 ⧉וַעֲבָדַי֙vaavadaiand my servants 1 Kings 5:6:7 ⧉יִהְיוּ֣yihyuwill be 1 Kings 5:6:8 ⧉עִם־עֲבָדֶ֔יךָimavadekhawith your servants 1 Kings 5:6:9 ⧉וּשְׂכַ֤רusekharand the wages of 1 Kings 5:6:10 ⧉עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙avadekhayour servants 1 Kings 5:6:11 ⧉אֶתְּנֶ֣ןettenenI will give 1 Kings 5:6:12 ⧉לְךָ֔lekhato you 1 Kings 5:6:13 ⧉כְּכֹ֖לkekholaccording to all 1 Kings 5:6:14 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherthat 1 Kings 5:6:15 ⧉תֹּאמֵ֑רtomeryou will say 1 Kings 5:6:16 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor 1 Kings 5:6:17 ⧉אַתָּ֗הatayou 1 Kings 5:6:18 ⧉יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙yadattayou know 1 Kings 5:6:19 ⧉כִּ֣יkithat 1 Kings 5:6:20 ⧉אֵ֤יןenthere is not 1 Kings 5:6:21 ⧉בָּ֙נוּ֙banuamong us 1 Kings 5:6:22 ⧉אִ֔ישׁisha man 1 Kings 5:6:23 ⧉יֹודֵ֙עַ֙yodeaknowing 1 Kings 5:6:24 ⧉לִכְרָת־עֵצִ֔יםlikhratetsimto cut trees or timber 1 Kings 5:6:25 ⧉כַּצִּדֹנִֽים׃katsidonimlike the Sidonians |
6. Formal Translation And now command that they cut cedars for me from Lebanon, and my servants will be with your servants. As for the wages of your servants, I will give you whatever you ask, for you know that there is not among us anyone who cuts trees like the Sidonians. |
6. Dynamic Translation So now, please give orders that cedars be cut for me from Lebanon, and my workers will join yours. I will pay your workers whatever wages you request, because you know that there is no one among us as skilled at cutting timber as the Sidonians. |