1 Kings

1 Kings 4:20–21

²⁰The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing. ²¹And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates^e to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

Footnotes

e 4:21 Hebrew the River; also in verse 24

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1 Kings 4:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Judah	יְהוּדָ֤ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and Israel	וְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙	wə·yiś·rā·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
as numerous	לָרֹ֑ב	lā·rōḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
as the sand	כַּח֥וֹל	ka·ḥō·wl	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2344 sand
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the seashore	הַיָּ֖ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and they were eating	אֹכְלִ֥ים	’ō·ḵə·lîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H398 eat
and drinking	וְשֹׁתִ֖ים	wə·šō·ṯîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8354 drink
and rejoicing	וּשְׂמֵחִֽים׃	ū·śə·mê·ḥîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H8056 glad, joyful, merry

1 Kings 4:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Solomon	וּשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה	ū·šə·lō·mōh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
reigned	מוֹשֵׁל֙	mō·wō·šêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
over all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the kingdoms	הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹת	ham·mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the	הַנָּהָר֙	han·nā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
to the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
as far as	וְעַ֖ד	wə·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the border	גְּב֣וּל	gə·ḇūl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
of Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
offered	מַגִּשִׁ֥ים	mag·gi·šîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
tribute	מִנְחָ֛ה	min·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
and served	וְעֹבְדִ֥ים	wə·‘ō·ḇə·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the days	יְמֵ֥י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of his life	חַיָּֽיו׃פ	ḥay·yāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living

Cross-references

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1 Kings 4:20 1 Kings 3:8 · Genesis 22:17 · Genesis 32:12

1 Kings 4:21 Genesis 15:18 · Joshua 1:4 · Psalm 68:29 · Exodus 23:31 · 1 Kings 4:24 · 2 Chronicles 9:26–31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.