Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G Message"We will cut whatever timber you need from Lebanon and float it to you as rafts across the sea to Joppa — from there you can haul it up to Jerusalem."
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.G"We will cut timber from the Levanon according to all your need and bring it to you as log-rafts by sea to Yafo — then you can bring it up to Yerushalayim."
KJV
King James VersionAnd we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleWe will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”
Footnotes
*Rafsodhot* (רַפְסֹדוֹת) = log-rafts, a rare term appearing only here and in Ezra 3:7. This precise logistical detail — cedar floated by sea to Yafo (Joppa, modern Jaffa), then overland up to Jerusalem — is repeated in the Second Temple's construction, forging an intentional literary link between both building projects. The geography is exact: roughly 50km of steep uphill terrain from the coastal plain to the mountain city. FOG renders *Yafo* and *Yerushalayim*; FOG Message uses the traditional English place names.
