| NETBible | Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, 1 along with men from Byblos, 2 did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple. 3 |
| NIV © |
The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram and the men of Gebal cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple. |
| NASB © |
So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites cut them, and prepared the timbers and the stones to build the house. |
| NLT © |
Men from the city of Gebal helped Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders prepare the timber and stone for the Temple. |
| MSG © |
Solomon and Hiram's construction workers, assisted by the men of Gebal, cut and prepared the timber and stone for building The Temple. |
| BBE © |
Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did the work of cutting them, and put edges on them, and got the wood and the stone ready for the building of the house. |
| NRSV © |
So Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Giblites did the stonecutting and prepared the timber and the stone to build the house. |
| NKJV © |
So Solomon’s builders, Hiram’s builders, and the Gebalites quarried them ; and they prepared timber and stones to build the temple. |
| KJV | And Solomon's <08010> builders <01129> (8802) and Hiram's <02438> builders <01129> (8802) did hew <06458> (8799) [them], and the stonesquarers <01382>_: so they prepared <03559> (8686) timber <06086> and stones <068> to build <01129> (8800) the house <01004>_. {stonesquares: or, Giblites} |
| NASB © |
So Solomon's <8010> builders <1129> and Hiram's <2438> builders <1129> and the Gebalites <1382> cut <6458> them, and prepared <3559> the timbers <6086> and the stones <68> to build <1129> the house .<1004> |
| LXXM | (5:32) kai <2532> CONJ htoimasan <2090> V-AAI-3P touv <3588> T-APM liyouv <3037> N-APM kai <2532> CONJ ta <3588> T-APN xula <3586> N-APN tria <5140> A-APN eth <2094> N-APN |
| NET [draft] ITL | Solomon’s <08010> and Hiram’s <02438> construction <01129> workers <01129> , along with men from Byblos <01382> , did the chiseling <06458> and prepared <03559> the wood <06086> and stones <068> for the building <01129> of the temple .<01004> |
| HEBREW | P tybh <01004> twnbl <01129> Mynbahw <068> Myueh <06086> wnykyw <03559> Mylbghw <01382> Mwryx <02438> ynbw <01129> hmls <08010> ynb <01129> wlopyw <06458> (5:18) <5:32> |
| NETBible | Solomon’s and Hiram’s construction workers, 1 along with men from Byblos, 2 did the chiseling and prepared the wood and stones for the building of the temple. 3 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “builders.” 2 tn Heb “the Gebalites.” The reading is problematic and some emend to a verb form meaning, “set the borders.” 3 tc The LXX includes the words “for three years.” |