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2 Chronicles 2:7

DavidJerusalem

5 The house that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.

6 But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? Who then am I, that I should build a house for Him, except as a place to burn sacrifices before Him?

Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.

8 Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours

9 to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.

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BSB
Send me, therefore, a craftsman skilled in engraving to work with gold and silver, with bronze and iron, and with purple, crimson, and blue yarn. He will work with my craftsmen in Judah and Jerusalem, whom my father David provided.
KJV
Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
WEB
“Now therefore send me a man skillful to work in gold, in silver, in bronze, in iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue, and who knows how to engrave engravings, to be with the skillful men who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.
ASV
Now therefore send me a man skilful to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that knoweth how to grave [all manner of] gravings, [to be] with the skilful men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
DARBY
And now send me a man skilful to work in gold, and in silver, and in bronze, and in iron, and in purple and crimson and blue, and experienced in carving, besides the skilful men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.
BLB
And now send to me a skillful man to work in the gold, and in the silver, and in the bronze, and in the iron, and in the purple and crimson and blue, and who has skill in engraving engravings with the wise who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father prepared.
ÅB
Så send meg nå en mann som er kyndig i å arbeide i gull og sølv og kobber og jern og i purpurrød og karmosinrød og blå ull, og som forstår seg på å skjære ut bilder, så han kan arbeide sammen med de kunstforstandige menn som jeg har her i Juda og Jerusalem, og som min far David har kalt til dette.
OTB
Send meg nå en dyktig mann til å arbeide i gull, sølv, bronse, jern, purpur, karmosinrødt og fiolett stoff,
og som vet hvordan man graverer,
for å arbeide med de dyktige arbeiderne som er hos meg i Juda og Jerusalem,
som min far David har sørget for.
B1930
Så send mig nu en mann som er kyndig i å arbeide i gull og sølv og kobber og jern og i purpurrød og karmosinrød og blå ull, og som forstår sig på å skjære ut billeder, så han kan arbeide sammen med de kunstforstandige menn som jeg har her i Juda og Jerusalem, og som min far David har kalt til dette.

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