1 Kings
1 Kings 8:5
5There, before the ark, King Solomon and the whole congregation of Israel who had assembled with him sacrificed so many sheep and oxen that they could not be counted or numbered.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the ark | הָֽאָר֑וֹן | hā·’ā·rō·wn | Article; Noun - common singular | H727 chest, ark |
| King | וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | wə·ham·me·leḵ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| and the whole | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| congregation | עֲדַ֤ת | ‘ă·ḏaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5712 congregation |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| who had assembled | הַנּוֹעָדִ֣ים | han·nō·w·‘ā·ḏîm | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H3259 appoint |
| with him | עָלָ֔יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| sacrificed | מְזַבְּחִים֙ | mə·zab·bə·ḥîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| so many | מֵרֹֽב׃ | mê·rōḇ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness |
| sheep | צֹ֣אן | ṣōn | Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| and oxen | וּבָקָ֔ר | ū·ḇā·qār | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they could not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be counted | יִסָּפְר֛וּ | yis·sā·p̄ə·rū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5608 count |
| or numbered | יִמָּנ֖וּ | yim·mā·nū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4487 count, number, reckon, assign |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.