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Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food, drink and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the permission they had from Cyrus king of Persia.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then they gave to give, put, set Verb H5414 וַיִּ֨תְּנוּ־ vai·yit·te·nu-
money silver, money Noun H3701 כֶ֔סֶף che·sef,
to the masons to hew, hew out, cleave Verb H2672 לַחֹצְבִ֖ים la·cho·tze·vim
and carpenters, engraver, artificer Noun H2796 וְלֶחָרָשִׁ֑ים ve·le·cha·ra·shim;
and food, food Noun H3978 וּמַאֲכָ֨ל u·ma·'a·chol
drink a feast, drink Noun H4960 וּמִשְׁתֶּ֜ה u·mish·teh
and oil fat, oil Noun H8081 וָשֶׁ֗מֶן va·she·men
to the Sidonians an inhab. of Sidon Adjective H6722 לַצִּֽדֹנִים֙ la·tzi·do·nim
and to the Tyrians, inhab. of Tyre Adjective H6876 וְלַצֹּרִ֔ים ve·la·tzo·rim,
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to bring to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 לְהָבִיא֩ le·ha·vi
cedar a cedar Noun H730 אֲרָזִ֤ים a·ra·zim
wood tree, trees, wood Noun H6086 עֲצֵ֨י a·tzei
from Lebanon a wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr. Noun H3844 הַלְּבָנֹון֙ hal·le·va·no·vn
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to the sea sea Noun H3220 יָ֣ם yam
at Joppa, a seaport city of Pal. Noun H3305 יָפֹ֔וא ya·fo·v,
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according to the permission permission Noun H7558 כְּרִשְׁיֹ֛ון ke·rish·yo·vn
they had from Cyrus a Pers. king Noun H3566 כֹּ֥ורֶשׁ ko·v·resh
king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Persia. a country in W. Asia which conquered Bab. Noun H6539 פָּרַ֖ס pa·ras
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Locations

Joppa

JOPPAjop'-a (yapho, yapho'; Ioppe): In Joshua 19:46 the King James Version called "Japho," a city in the territory allotted to Dan; but there is nothing to show that in pre-exilic times it ever passed into Israelite hands.1. Ancient Notices:"The gate of Joppa" is mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Letters (214, 32 f; compare 178, 20), as guarded by an Egyptian... View Details

Lebanon

LEBANONleb'-a-non (lebanon; Septuagint Libanos; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Libanus):1. Name:Derived from the root labhen, "to be white," probably from the snow which covers its summits the greater part of the year. "White mountains" are found in almost every country. The light color of the upper limestone may, however, form a sufficient rea... View Details

Persia

PERSIApur'-sha, (parats; Persia; in Assyrian Parsu, Parsua; in Achemenian Persian Parsa, modern Fars): In the Bible (2 Chronicles 36:20, 22, 23 Ezra 1:1, 8 Esther 1:3, 14, 18; Esther 10:2 Ezekiel 27:10; Ezekiel 38:5 Daniel 8:20; Daniel 10:1; Daniel 11:2) this name denotes properly the modern province of Fars, not the whole Persian empire. The latter was by i... View Details

Tyre

TYREtir (tsowr. tsor, "rock" Turos, "Tyrus"; modern Sur):1. Physical Features:The most noted of the Phoenician cities situated on the coast, lat. 33? 17 minutes, about 20 miles South of Sidon and about 35 North of Carmel. The date of its foundation is uncertain, but it was later than that of Sidon. It is mentioned in the travels of the Egyptian Mohar, dating... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food, drink and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the permission they had from Cyrus king of Persia.
King James Bible Then they They gave money to also unto the masons and carpenters, and food, drink and oil to the Sidonians masons, and to the Tyrians, carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar wood trees from Lebanon to the sea at of Joppa, according to the permission grant that they had from of Cyrus king of Persia.
Hebrew Greek English Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food, drink and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar wood from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the permission they had from Cyrus king of Persia.