1 Kings

1 Kings 5:13–16

¹³Then King Solomon conscripted a labor force of 30,000 men from all Israel. ¹⁴He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.

¹⁵Solomon had 70,000 porters and 80,000 stonecutters in the mountains, ¹⁶not including his 3,300^f foremen who supervised the workers.

Footnotes

f 5:16 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts 3,600; see 2 Chronicles 2:18|2CH 2:18.

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1 Kings 5:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then King	הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
conscripted	וַיַּ֨עַל	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
a labor force	מַ֖ס	mas	Noun - masculine singular	H4522 body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour-band or gang
of 30,000	שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
men	אִֽישׁ׃	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
from all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

1 Kings 5:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He sent them	וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣ם	way·yiš·lā·ḥêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7971 send
to Lebanon	לְבָנ֗וֹנָה	lə·ḇā·nō·w·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
in monthly	בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙	ba·ḥō·ḏeš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
shifts	חֲלִיפ֔וֹת	ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2487 a change
of 10,000	עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת	‘ă·śe·reṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H6235 ten
so that they would spend	יִהְי֣וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
one month	חֹ֚דֶשׁ	ḥō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
in Lebanon	בַלְּבָנ֔וֹן	ḇal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
two	שְׁנַ֥יִם	šə·na·yim	Number - md	H8147 two
months	חֳדָשִׁ֖ים	ḥo·ḏā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2320 (newness), new moon, month
at home	בְּבֵית֑וֹ	bə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
And Adoniram	וַאֲדֹנִירָ֖ם	wa·’ă·ḏō·nî·rām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H141 Adoniram
in charge	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
of the forced labor	הַמַּֽס׃ס	ham·mas	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4522 body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour-band or gang

1 Kings 5:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Solomon	לִשְׁלֹמֹ֛ה	liš·lō·mōh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
had	וַיְהִ֧י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
70,000	שִׁבְעִ֥ים	šiḇ·‘îm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
porters	נֹשֵׂ֣א	nō·śê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and 80,000	וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים	ū·šə·mō·nîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H8084 an eighty
stonecutters	חֹצֵ֥ב	ḥō·ṣêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2672 hew, hew out, cleave
in the mountains	בָּהָֽר׃	bā·hār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

1 Kings 5:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
not including	לְ֠בַד	lə·ḇaḏ	Preposition; Noun - masculine singular construct	H905 separation
his	לִשְׁלֹמֹה֙	liš·lō·mōh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
3,300	שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
foremen	מִשָּׂרֵ֨י	miś·śā·rê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
who supervised	הָרֹדִ֣ים	hā·rō·ḏîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate
the workers	בָּעָ֔ם	bā·‘ām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people

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1 Kings 5:13 1 Kings 9:15 · 1 Kings 4:6

1 Kings 5:15 1 Kings 9:20–22 · 2 Chronicles 2:17–18

1 Kings 5:16 1 Kings 9:23 · 2 Chronicles 2:2

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