Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 8:11–12
11Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon.
He leased it to the tenants.
For its fruit, each was to bring
a thousand shekels of silver.b
12But my own vineyard is mine to give;
the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon,
and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.
Footnotes
- b 8:11 Hebrew a thousand of silver; that is, approximately 25.1 pounds or 11.4 kilograms of silver
Word by word
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Song of Solomon 8:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon | לִשְׁלֹמֹה֙ | liš·lō·mōh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| had | הָיָ֤ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a vineyard | כֶּ֣רֶם | ke·rem | Noun - masculine singular | H3754 vineyard |
| in Baal-hamon | הָמ֔וֹן | hā·mō·wn | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1174 Baal-Hamon |
| He leased | נָתַ֥ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to the tenants | לַנֹּטְרִ֑ים | lan·nō·ṭə·rîm | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5201 keep |
| For its fruit | בְּפִרְי֖וֹ | bə·p̄ir·yōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6529 fruit |
| each | אִ֛ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| was to bring | יָבִ֥א | yā·ḇi | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| a thousand | אֶ֥לֶף | ’e·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular construct | H505 thousand |
| of silver | כָּֽסֶף׃ | kā·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
Song of Solomon 8:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| my own vineyard | כָּרְמִ֥י | kå̄·rə·mī | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3754 vineyard |
| is mine to give | לְפָנָ֑י | lə·p̄ā·nāy | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
| the thousand | הָאֶ֤לֶף | hā·’e·lep̄ | Article; Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
| are for you | לְךָ֙ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| O Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| and two hundred | וּמָאתַ֖יִם | ū·mā·ṯa·yim | Conjunctive waw; Number - fd | H3967 hundred |
| are for those who tend | לְנֹטְרִ֥ים | lə·nō·ṭə·rîm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5201 keep |
| its fruit | פִּרְיֽוֹ׃ | pir·yōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6529 fruit |
Cross-references
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Song of Solomon 8:11 Ecclesiastes 2:4 · Isaiah 7:23
Song of Solomon 8:12 Song of Solomon 1:6 · Acts 20:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.