7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 2:7:1 ⧉וְעַתָּ֡הveataand now 2 Chronicles 2:7:2 ⧉שְׁלַח־לִ֣יshelakhlisend to me 2 Chronicles 2:7:3 ⧉אִישׁ־חָכָ֡םishkhakhama man wise or skilled 2 Chronicles 2:7:4 ⧉לַעֲשׂוֹת֩laasotto do or to work 2 Chronicles 2:7:5 ⧉בַּזָּהָ֨בbazahavin the gold 2 Chronicles 2:7:6 ⧉וּבַכֶּ֜סֶףuvakesefand in the silver 2 Chronicles 2:7:7 ⧉וּבַנְּחֹ֣שֶׁתuvannekhoshetand in the bronze 2 Chronicles 2:7:8 ⧉וּבַבַּרְזֶ֗לuvabarzeland in the iron 2 Chronicles 2:7:9 ⧉וּבָֽאַרְגָּמָן֙uvaargamanand in purple fabric or purple dye 2 Chronicles 2:7:10 ⧉וְכַרְמִ֣ילvekharmiland crimson fabric or crimson dye 2 Chronicles 2:7:11 ⧉וּתְכֵ֔לֶתutekheletand blue or violet fabric 2 Chronicles 2:7:12 ⧉וְיוֹדֵ֖עַveyodeaand knowing 2 Chronicles 2:7:13 ⧉לְפַתֵּ֣חַlefateakhto engrave or to carve 2 Chronicles 2:7:14 ⧉פִּתּֽוּחִ֑יםpitukhimengravings 2 Chronicles 2:7:15 ⧉עִם־הַֽחֲכָמִ֗יםimhakhakhamimwith the wise men or with the skilled workers 2 Chronicles 2:7:16 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwho or which 2 Chronicles 2:7:17 ⧉עִמִּ֔יimiwith me 2 Chronicles 2:7:18 ⧉בִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbiyehudain Judah 2 Chronicles 2:7:19 ⧉וּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַֽםuvirushalayimand in Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 2:7:20 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhom or which 2 Chronicles 2:7:21 ⧉הֵכִ֣יןhekhinprepared 2 Chronicles 2:7:22 ⧉דָּוִ֔ידdavidDavid 2 Chronicles 2:7:23 ⧉אָבִ֖י׃avimy father |
7. Formal Translation And now, send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, purple, crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave designs, to work with the skilled men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father prepared. |
7. Dynamic Translation So now, send me a craftsman skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, iron, purple, crimson, and blue, and capable of engraving patterns, to work alongside the skilled artisans here in Judah and Jerusalem whom my father David appointed. |