1 Kings

1 Kings 9:27–28

²⁷And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants. ²⁸They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there— 420 talents^l— and delivered it to Solomon.

Footnotes

l 9:28 420 talents is approximately 15.8 tons or 14.4 metric tons of gold.

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1 Kings 9:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Hiram	חִירָ֤ם	ḥî·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2438 Hiram
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
his servants	עֲבָדָ֔יו	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
sailors	אֳנִיּ֔וֹת	’o·nî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H591 a ship
who knew	יֹדְעֵ֖י	yō·ḏə·‘ê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3045 know
the sea	הַיָּ֑ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
in the fleet	בָּֽאֳנִי֙	bā·’o·nî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H590 ships, fleet
with	עִ֖ם	‘im	Preposition	H5973 with
Solomon’s	שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
servants	עַבְדֵ֥י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant

1 Kings 9:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They sailed	וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Ophir	אוֹפִ֔ירָה	’ō·w·p̄î·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H211 Ophir
and imported	וַיִּקְח֤וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
gold	זָהָ֔ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
from there	מִשָּׁם֙	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
420	אַרְבַּע־	’ar·ba‘-	Number - feminine singular	H702 four
talents	כִּכָּ֑ר	kik·kār	Noun - feminine singular	H3603 a round
and delivered	וַיָּבִ֖אוּ	way·yā·ḇi·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
it to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃פ	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon

Cross-references

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1 Kings 9:27 1 Kings 5:6 · 1 Kings 10:11 · 1 Kings 5:9

1 Kings 9:28 2 Chronicles 8:18 · 1 Chronicles 29:4 · Job 22:24 · Job 28:16 · Isaiah 13:12 · 1 Kings 10:11 · Psalm 45:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.