1 Kings
1 Kings 9:21
21their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destructioni— Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.
Footnotes
- i 9:21 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| their descendants | בְּנֵיהֶ֗ם | bə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| remained | נֹתְר֤וּ | nō·ṯə·rū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3498 remain over |
| in the land | בָּאָ֔רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| those whom | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| were unable | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to devote to destruction | לְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑ם | lə·ha·ḥă·rî·mām | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H2763 ban, devote, exterminate |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹה֙ | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| conscripted these people | וַיַּעֲלֵ֤ם | way·ya·‘ă·lêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to be forced | לְמַס־ | lə·mas- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4522 body of forced labourers, task-workers, labour-band or gang |
| laborers | עֹבֵ֔ד | ‘ō·ḇêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| as they are to | עַ֖ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| this | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| day | הַיּ֥וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joshua 15:63 · Joshua 17:12 · Judges 1:21 · Genesis 9:25–26 · Nehemiah 11:3 · Ezra 2:55–58 · Nehemiah 7:57
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.