KJV King James Version
And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
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2 Chronicles 2:10
And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I will pay your servants, the woodcutters, 20,000 cors of ground wheat, 20,000 cors of barley, 20,000 baths of wine, and 20,000 baths of olive oil.”
WEB World English Bible
Behold, I will give to your servants, the cutters who cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.”
ASV American Standard Version
And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And lo, to hewers, to those cutting the trees, I have given beaten wheat to thy servants, cors twenty thousand, and barley, cors twenty thousand, and wine, baths twenty thousand, and oil, baths twenty thousand.’
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 2
7 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.
8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants [shall be] with thy servants,
9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build [shall be] wonderful great.
10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them.
12 Huram said moreover, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father’s,
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וְהִנֵּ֣הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdלַֽחֹטְבִ֣ים׀H2404 · cha.tavto chopלְֽכֹרְתֵ֣י׀H3772 · ka.ratto cut: cutהָעֵצִ֡יםH6086 · etstree: woodנָתַתִּי֩H5414 · na.tanto give: giveחִטִּ֨ים׀H2406 · chit.tahwheatמַכּ֜וֹתH4347 · mak.kahwoundלַעֲבָדֶ֗יךָH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveכֹּרִים֙H3734 · korkorעֶשְׂרִ֣יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyאֶ֔לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandוּשְׂעֹרִ֕יםH8184 · se.o.rahbarleyכֹּרִ֖יםH3734 · korkorעֶשְׂרִ֣יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyאָ֑לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandוְיַ֗יִןH3196 · ya.yinwineבַּתִּים֙H1324 · batbathעֶשְׂרִ֣יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyאֶ֔לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandוְשֶׁ֕מֶןH8081 · she.menoilבַּתִּ֖יםH1324 · batbathעֶשְׂרִ֥יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyאָֽלֶף׃ פH505 · e.lephthousand
Cross-references
1 Kings 5:11And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat [for] food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.1 Kings 7:26And it [was] an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.Luke 10:7And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.Ezra 7:22Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing [how much].1 Kings 7:38Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: [and] every laver was four cubits: [and] upon every one of the ten bases one laver.Romans 13:7-8Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
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