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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.
2 Chronicles 26:10
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּ֨בֶן מִגְדָּלִ֜ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר וַיַּחְצֹב֙ בֹּר֣וֹת רַבִּ֔ים כִּ֤י מִקְנֶה־רַּב֙ הָ֣יָה ל֔וֹ וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה וּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹר אִכָּרִ֣ים וְכֹֽרְמִ֗ים בֶּהָרִים֙ וּבַכַּרְמֶ֔ל כִּֽי־אֹהֵ֥ב אֲדָמָ֖ה הָיָֽה׃ ס

  1. וַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.ven“and he built”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  2. מִגְדָּלִ֜יםmig.da.Lim“towers”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מִגְדָּל · “tower” · Strong's H4026M
  3. בַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.Bar“in the wilderness”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
  4. וַיַּחְצֹב֙vai.yach.Tzo“and he dug”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָצַב · “to hew” · Strong's H2672
  5. בֹּר֣וֹתbo.Rot“wells”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from בּוֹר · “pit” · Strong's H0953A
  6. רַבִּ֔יםra.Bim“many”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  7. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. מִקְנֶה־mik.neh-“livestock”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִקְנֶה · “livestock” · Strong's H4735
  9. רַּב֙rav“much”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  10. הָ֣יָהHa.yah“it belonged”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  11. ל֔וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  12. וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֖הu.va.she.fe.Lah“and in the Shephelah”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁפֵלָה · “Shephelah” · Strong's H8219
  13. וּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹרu.va.mi.Shor“and in the plain”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִישׁוֹר · “plain” · Strong's H4334
  14. אִכָּרִ֣ים'i.ka.Rim“farmers”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אִכָּר · “farmer” · Strong's H0406
  15. וְכֹֽרְמִ֗יםve.kho.re.Mim“and vinedressers”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כָּרַם · “to tend vineyards” · Strong's H3755
  16. בֶּהָרִים֙be.ha.Rim“in the mountains”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
  17. וּבַכַּרְמֶ֔לu.va.kar.Mel“and in the orchards”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כַּרְמֶל · “plantation” · Strong's H3759
  18. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  19. אֹהֵ֥ב'o.Hev“loving”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  20. אֲדָמָ֖ה'a.da.Mah“[the] ground”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲדָמָה · “soil” · Strong's H0127G
  21. הָיָֽה׃ סha.Yah“he was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)