King James Version

2 Chronicles 2:9

Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.

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In the Hebrew text this line is 2 Chronicles 2:8.

וּלְהָכִ֥יןulehakhinand to be fittedכּוּןconjunction, preposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “and to be fitted”, the to-form of the verbH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…לִ֛יlitoלִ֛יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toעֵצִ֖יםetsimtreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “tree”, the ordinary formH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.לָרֹ֑בlarovto abundanceרֹבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to abundance”, the ordinary formH7230abundance (in any respect)abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הַבַּ֛יִתhabayitthe familyבַּיִתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…אֲנִ֥יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.בוֹנֶ֖הvonehbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “build”, a verb used as a describing wordH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.גָּד֥וֹלgadolgreatגָּדוֹלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.וְהַפְלֵֽאvehafleand separateפָּלָאconjunction, verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “and separate”, the verb used for emphasisH6381properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderfulaccomplish, (arise...too, be too) hard, hidden, things too high, (be, do, do a, shew) marvelous(-ly, -els, things, work), miracles, perform, separate, make singular, (be, great, make) wonderful(-ers, -ly, things, works), wondrous (things,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(2-8) even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.

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American Standard Version (1901)

even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.

Young’s Literal Translation

even to prepare for me trees in abundance, for the house that I am building [is] great and wonderful.

World English Bible

even to prepare timber in abundance for me; for the house which I am about to build will be great and wonderful.

Darby Translation

even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house that I build shall be great and wonderful.

Douay-Rheims

To provide me timber in abundance. For the house which I desire to build, is to be exceeding great, and glorious.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(2-8) even to prepare me timber in abundance; for the house which I am about to build shall be great and wonderful.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

to prepare timber for me in abundance: for the house which I am building must be great and glorious.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

πορεύσονται ἑτοιμάσαι μοι ξύλα εἰς πλῆθος, ὅτι ὁ οἶκος ὃν ἐγὼ οἰκοδομῶ μέγας καὶ ἔνδοξος.