1 Kings

1 Kings 5:9–11

⁹My servants will haul the logs from Lebanon to the Sea,^b and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you specify. There I will separate the logs, and you can take them away. And in exchange, you can meet my needs by providing my household with food.”

¹⁰So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted, ¹¹and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat^c as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.^d

Footnotes

b 5:9 That is, the Mediterranean Sea, also called the Great Sea
c 5:11 20,000 cors is approximately 124,800 bushels or 4.4 million liters (probably about 3,800 tons or 3,400 metric tons of wheat).
d 5:11 LXX (see also 2 Chronicles 2:10|2CH 2:10); 20,000 baths is approximately 116,000 gallons or 440,000 liters of olive oil; Hebrew twenty cors of pure oil or twenty cors of pressed oil

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1 Kings 5:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My servants	עֲ֠בָדַי	‘ă·ḇā·ḏay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H5650 slave, servant
will haul the logs	יֹרִ֨דוּ	yō·ri·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Lebanon	הַלְּבָנ֜וֹן	hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
to the Sea	יָ֗מָּה	yām·māh	Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3220 sea
and I	וַ֠אֲנִי	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will float them	אֲשִׂימֵ֨ם	’ă·śî·mêm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
as rafts	דֹּבְר֤וֹת	dō·ḇə·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1702 raft
by sea	בַּיָּם֙	bay·yām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
to	עַֽד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the place	הַמָּק֞וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
you specify	תִּשְׁלַ֥ח	tiš·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7971 send
There	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
I will separate	וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥ים	wə·nip·paṣ·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H5310 shatter
and you	וְאַתָּ֣ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
can take them away	תִשָּׂ֑א	ṯiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
And in exchange	וְאַתָּה֙	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
you	וְאַתָּה֙	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
can meet	תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה	ta·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
my needs	חֶפְצִ֔י	ḥep̄·ṣî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2656 delight, pleasure
by providing	לָתֵ֖ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
my household	בֵּיתִֽי׃	bê·ṯî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1004 house
with food	לֶ֥חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3899 bread, food

1 Kings 5:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיְהִ֨י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Hiram	חִיר֜וֹם	ḥî·rō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2438 Hiram
provided	נֹתֵ֣ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
Solomon	לִשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה	liš·lō·mōh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
with all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the cedar	אֲרָזִ֛ים	’ă·rā·zîm	Noun - masculine plural	H730 cedar
and cypress	בְרוֹשִׁ֖ים	ḇə·rō·wō·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1265 cypress or fir
timber	עֲצֵ֧י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
he wanted	חֶפְצֽוֹ׃	ḥep̄·ṣōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2656 delight, pleasure

1 Kings 5:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and year	שָׁנָ֥ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
after year	בְשָׁנָֽה׃פ	ḇə·šā·nāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
Solomon	וּשְׁלֹמֹה֩	ū·šə·lō·mōh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
would provide	נָתַ֨ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
Hiram	לְחִירָ֜ם	lə·ḥî·rām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2438 Hiram
with 20,000	עֶשְׂרִים֩	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
cors	כֹּ֤ר	kōr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3734 kor
of wheat	חִטִּים֙	ḥiṭ·ṭîm	Noun - feminine plural	H2406 wheat
as food	מַכֹּ֣לֶת	mak·kō·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H4361 food-stuff
for his household	לְבֵית֔וֹ	lə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
as well as 20,000	וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים	wə·‘eś·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
of pure olive oil	שֶׁ֣מֶן	še·men	Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil

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1 Kings 5:9 Ezra 3:7 · Ezekiel 27:17 · 2 Chronicles 2:16 · Acts 12:20

1 Kings 5:11 2 Chronicles 2:10

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