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Berean Standard Bible

“Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.””

1 Kings 5:6

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Now therefore command that cedar trees be cut for me out of Lebanon. My servants will be with your servants; and I will give you wages for your servants according to all that you say. For you know that there is nobody among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians.”

King James Version (KJV)

Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Now therefore command thou that they cut me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that knoweth how to cut timber like unto the Sidonians.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So now, will you have cedar-trees from Lebanon cut down for me, and my servants will be with your servants; and I will give you payment for your servants at whatever rate you say; for it is common knowledge that we have no such wood-cutters among us as the men of Zidon.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Manda pues ahora que me corten cedros del Líbano; y mis siervos estarán con los tuyos, y yo te daré por tus siervos el salario que tú dijeres: porque tú sabes bien que ninguno hay entre nosotros que sepa labrar la madera como los Sidonios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Ahora te ruego que me ayudes en este proyecto. Envía tus hombres a las montañas del Líbano para que preparen madera de cedro para mí. Yo enviaré hombres para que trabajen junto con ellos, y pagaré a tus hombres lo que tú indiques; porque, como tú sabes, no hay en Israel quien sepa cortar la madera como lo hacen los sidonios».

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