1 KINGS 5:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.”
"And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the men of Gebal hewed them out. So the house was prepared." — The *collaborative workforce*: *va-yak'limu ha-benayim u-benay Chiram ve-anshey Gebal va-yachinu ha-'etzim va-ha-avnim la'asot et-ha-bayit* (Solomon's builders, Hiram's builders, and the men of Gebal hewed them out, and they prepared the timber and stones for the house). Gebal (*Gebal*, modern Byblos in Phoenicia) was famous for stonecutting and woodworking. The *preparation* (*tequna*) of materials precedes construction; everything is readied before assembly begins.
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