1 Kings 5:6 Catholic Bible: Give orders, therefore, that thy servants cut me down cedar trees, out of Libanus, and let my servants be with thy servants: and I will give thee the hire of thy servants whatsoever thou wilt ask: for thou knowest how there is not among my people a man that has skill to hew wood like to the Sidonians.

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Give orders, therefore, that thy servants cut me down cedar trees, out of Libanus, and let my servants be with thy servants: and I will give thee the hire of thy servants whatsoever thou wilt ask: for thou knowest how there is not among my people a man that has skill to hew wood like to the Sidonians.

cedar trees

1 Kings 6:9,10,16,20 So he built the house, and finished it: and he covered the house with roofs of cedar. . . .

2 Chronicles 2:8,10 Send me also cedars, and fir trees, and pine trees from Libanus: for I know that thy servants are skilful in cutting timber in Libanus, and my servants shall be with thy servants, . . .

Psalm 29:5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars: yea, the Lord shall break the cedars of Libanus.

I will give hire

Romans 12:17 To no man rendering evil for evil. Providing good things, not only in the sight of God but also in the sight of all men.

Philippians 4:8 For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever modest, whatsoever just, whatsoever holy, whatsoever lovely, whatsoever of good fame, if there be any virtue, if any praise of discipline: think on these things.

appoint [heb] say

1 Corinthians 12:14-21 For the body also is not one member, but many. . . .

Ephesians 4:7 But to every one of us is given grace, according to the measure of the giving of Christ.

Sidonians

Genesis 10:15 And Chanaan begot Sidon his firstborn, the Hethite,

Ezra 3:7 And they gave money to hewers of stones and to masons: and meat and drink, and oil to the Sidonians and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from Libanus to the sea of Joppe, according to the orders which Cyrus king of the Persians had given them.

Context

Materials for the Temple
…5Wherefore I purpose to build a temple to the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spoke to David my father, saying: Thy son, whom I will set upon the throne, in thy place, he shall build a house to my name. 6Give orders, therefore, that thy servants cut me down cedar trees, out of Libanus, and let my servants be with thy servants: and I will give thee the hire of thy servants whatsoever thou wilt ask: for thou knowest how there is not among my people a man that has skill to hew wood like to the Sidonians.

Cross References

1 Kings 5:7
Now when Hiram had heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced exceedingly, and said: Blessed be the Lord God this day, who hath given to David a very wise son over this numerous people.

1 Kings 9:27
And Hiram sent his servants in the fleet, sailors that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

1 Chronicles 22:4
And the cedar trees were without number, which the Sidonians, and Tyrians brought to David.

2 Chronicles 2:8
Send me also cedars, and fir trees, and pine trees from Libanus: for I know that thy servants are skilful in cutting timber in Libanus, and my servants shall be with thy servants,

Psalm 29:5
The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars: yea, the Lord shall break the cedars of Libanus.

Zechariah 11:12
And I said to them: If it be good in your eyes, bring hither my wages: and if not, be quiet. And they weighed for my wages thirty pieces of silver.

Lexicon

Now therefore,
וְעַתָּ֡ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

order
צַוֵּה֩ (ṣaw·wêh)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

that cedars
אֲרָזִ֜ים (’ă·rā·zîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 730: A cedar tree

of
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

Lebanon
הַלְּבָנ֗וֹן (hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel

be cut down
וְיִכְרְתוּ־ (wə·yiḵ·rə·ṯū-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

for me.
לִ֨י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

My servants
וַֽעֲבָדַי֙ (wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏay)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant

will be
יִהְי֣וּ (yih·yū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

your servants,
עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant

and I will pay
אֶתֵּ֣ן (’et·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

your servants
עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant

whatever wages
וּשְׂכַ֤ר (ū·śə·ḵar)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7939: Payment of contract, salary, fare, maintenance, compensation, benefit

you set,
תֹּאמֵ֑ר (tō·mêr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

for
כִּ֣י ׀ (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

you
אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

know
יָדַ֗עְתָּ (yā·ḏa‘·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

that
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

[there are] none
אֵ֥ין (’ên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

among us
בָּ֛נוּ (bā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

as skilled
יֹדֵ֥עַ (yō·ḏê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

in logging
לִכְרָת־ (liḵ·rāṯ-)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

as the Sidonians.�
כַּצִּדֹנִֽים׃ (kaṣ·ṣi·ḏō·nîm)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6722: Sidonians -- an inhabitant of Sidon

Additional Translations
Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”Now therefore command you that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with your servants: and to you will I give hire for your servants according to all that you shall appoint: for you know that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like to the Sidonians.

Now therefore command thou that they cut me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that knoweth how to cut timber like unto the Sidonians.

And now command, and let men cut wood for me out of Libanus: and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants, and I will give thee the wages of thy service, according to all that thou shalt say, because thou knowest that we have no one skilled in cutting timber like the Sidonians.

And now command that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say; for thou knowest that there is not among us any that are experienced in cutting timber like to the Zidonians.

Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Zidonians.

Now therefore command thou, that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and to thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that is skilled in hewing timber like the Sidonians.

Now therefore command that they cut me cedar trees out of Lebanon. My servants shall be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you shall say. For you know that there is not among us any who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians."

'And now, command, and they cut down for me cedars out of Lebanon, and my servants are with thy servants, and the hire of thy servants I give to thee according to all that thou sayest, for thou hast known that there is not among us a man acquainted with cutting wood, like the Sidonians.'

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