Hag 1:8 | NET2full | STEP | Go up to the hill country and bring back timber to build the temple . Then I will be pleased and honored ,” says the Lord .

‏ Haggai 1:8

8 Go up to the hill country and bring back timber to build ^{▼▼tn Heb “and build the house” (so NIV, NRSV), with “house” referring specifically to the temple here.} the temple. ^{▼▼sn The temple was built primarily of stone, so the timber here refers to interior paneling (see v. 4) and perhaps to scaffolding (see Ezra 5:8; 6:4).} Then I will be pleased and honored,” ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew verb אֶכָּבְדָ (ʾekkavda) appears to be a defectively written cohortative (“that I may be glorified”). The cohortatives (note that the preceding אֶרְצֶה, ʾertseh, “I will be pleased,” may also be taken as cohortative) indicate purpose or result (cf. NIV, NRSV “so that”; CEV “so”) following the imperatives of v. 8a (“go up,” “bring back,” “build”).} says the Lord.