7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezra 3:7:1 ⧉וַיִּ֨תְּנוּ־כֶ֔סֶףvayitnekhesefand they gave money Ezra 3:7:2 ⧉לַחֹצְבִ֖יםlakhotsvimto the stonecutters Ezra 3:7:3 ⧉וְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑יםvelekharashimand to the craftsmen Ezra 3:7:4 ⧉וּמַאֲכָ֨לumaakhaland food Ezra 3:7:5 ⧉וּמִשְׁתֶּ֜הumishteand drink Ezra 3:7:6 ⧉וָשֶׁ֗מֶןvashemenand oil Ezra 3:7:7 ⧉לַצִּֽדֹנִים֙latsidonimto the Sidonians Ezra 3:7:8 ⧉וְלַצֹּרִ֔יםvelatsorimand to the Tyrians Ezra 3:7:9 ⧉לְהָבִיא֩lehavito bring Ezra 3:7:10 ⧉עֲצֵ֨יatsetrees of Ezra 3:7:11 ⧉אֲרָזִ֤יםarazimcedars Ezra 3:7:12 ⧉מִן־הַלְּבָנוֹן֙minhalevanonfrom Lebanon Ezra 3:7:13 ⧉אֶל־יָ֣םelyamto the sea Ezra 3:7:14 ⧉יָפ֔וֹאyafoJoppa Ezra 3:7:15 ⧉כְּרִשְׁי֛וֹןkerishyonaccording to the authorization Ezra 3:7:16 ⧉כּ֥וֹרֶשׁkoreshof Cyrus Ezra 3:7:17 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרַ֖סmelekhparasking of Persia Ezra 3:7:18 ⧉עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃פalehemupon them |
7. Formal Translation They paid the stonecutters and carpenters, and they gave food and drink and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, so they would bring cedar logs from Lebanon by sea to Joppa, according to the permission granted to them by Koresh king of Persia. |
7. Dynamic Translation They provided funds for the stonecutters and carpenters, and supplied food, drink, and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, so that they would ship cedar timber by sea from Lebanon to Joppa under the authority of Cyrus the king of Persia. |