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1 Chronicles 22:2

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗יד לִכְנ֛וֹס אֶת הַגֵּרִ֥ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּעֲמֵ֤ד חֹצְבִים֙ לַחְצֹ֣וב אַבְנֵ֣י גָזִ֔ית לִבְנ֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
vayoʾmer daviyd liknvos ʾet hageriym ʾasher bʾereṣ yishraʾel vayaʿamed ḥoṣbiym laḥṣovb ʾabney gaziyt libnvot beyt haʾelohiym
King James Version (KJV)

And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.

Modern English

David commanded to gather together the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to prepare dressed stones for building the house of God.

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