1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 29:4

⁴three thousand talents of gold^a (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver,^b to overlay the walls of the buildings,

Footnotes

a 29:4 3,000 talents is approximately 113 tons or 103 metric tons of gold.
b 29:4 7,000 talents is approximately 264 tons or 239.5 metric tons of silver.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
three	שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
thousand	אֲלָפִ֛ים	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
talents	כִּכְּרֵ֥י	kik·kə·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3603 a round
of gold	זָהָ֖ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
the gold	מִזְּהַ֣ב	miz·zə·haḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2091 gold
of Ophir	אוֹפִ֑יר	’ō·w·p̄îr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H211 Ophir
and seven	וְשִׁבְעַ֨ת	wə·šiḇ·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
thousand	אֲלָפִ֤ים	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
talents	כִּכַּר־	kik·kar-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3603 a round
of refined	מְזֻקָּ֔ק	mə·zuq·qāq	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H2212 refine, purify
silver	כֶּ֙סֶף֙	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
to overlay	לָט֖וּחַ	lā·ṭū·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2902 over-spread, over-lay, coat, besmear
the walls	קִיר֥וֹת	qî·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7023 wall
of the buildings	הַבָּתִּֽים׃	hab·bāt·tîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1004 house

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.