1 Kings

1 Kings 5:14

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.

Read all of 1 Kings 5

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.