1 Kings

1 Kings 5:15–16

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

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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

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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.