1 Kings 5:14 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 5:14 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣ם
shâlach
H7971
to send
לְבָנ֗וֹנָה
Lᵉbânôwn
H3844
Lebanon
עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת
ʻeser
H6235
ten
אֲלָפִ֤ים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ֙
chôdesh
H2320
month
חֲלִיפ֔וֹת
chălîyphâh
H2487
change
חֹ֚דֶשׁ
chôdesh
H2320
month
יִהְי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַלְּבָנ֔וֹן
Lᵉbânôwn
H3844
Lebanon
שְׁנַ֥יִם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
חֳדָשִׁ֖ים
chôdesh
H2320
month
בְּבֵית֑וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
וַאֲדֹנִירָ֖ם
ʼĂdônîyrâm
H141
Adoniram
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמַּֽס
maç
H4522
forced labor
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World English Bible Public Domain
He sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses; a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home; and Adoniram was over the men subject to forced labor.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he sent them to Lebanon, 10,000 by month, shifts. They were a month in Lebanon, two months in his house. And Adoniram was over the forced labor.
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