2 Chronicles 26:10
Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.
BSB
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ASV
And he built towers in the wilderness, and hewed out many cisterns, for he had much cattle; in the lowland also, and in the plain: and he had husbandmen and vinedressers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields; for he loved husbandry.
KJV
Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּ֨בֶן | vai.Yi.ven | and he built | H1129 → |
| מִגְדָּלִ֜ים | mig.da.Lim | towers | H4026 → |
| בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר | ba.mid.Bar | in the wilderness | H4057 → |
| וַיַּחְצֹב֙ | vai.yach.Tzo | and he dug | H2672 → |
| בֹּר֣וֹת | bo.Rot | wells | H953 → |
| רַבִּ֔ים | ra.Bim | many | H7227 → |
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| מִקְנֶה־ | mik.neh- | livestock | H4735 → |
| רַּב֙ | rav | much | H7227 → |
| הָ֣יָה | Ha.yah | it belonged | H1961 → |
| ל֔וֹ | lo | to <the> him | |
| וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה | u.va.she.fe.Lah | and in the Shephelah | H8219 → |
| וּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹר | u.va.mi.Shor | and in the plain | H4334 → |
| אִכָּרִ֣ים | 'i.ka.Rim | farmers | H406 → |
| וְכֹֽרְמִ֗ים | ve.kho.re.Mim | and vinedressers | H3755 → |
| בֶּהָרִים֙ | be.ha.Rim | in the mountains | H2022 → |
| וּבַכַּרְמֶ֔ל | u.va.kar.Mel | and in the orchards | H3759 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| אֹהֵ֥ב | 'o.Hev | loving | H157 → |
| אֲדָמָ֖ה | 'a.da.Mah | [the] ground | H127 → |
| הָיָֽה׃ ס | ha.Yah | he was | H1961 → |
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