2 Chronicles 17:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he-goats.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמִן־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים מְבִיאִ֧ים לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט מִנְחָ֖ה וְכֶ֣סֶף מַשָּׂ֑א גַּ֣ם הָֽעַרְבִיאִ֗ים מְבִיאִ֥ים לוֹ֙ צֹ֔אן אֵילִ֔ים שִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ וּשְׁבַ֣ע מֵא֔וֹת וּתְיָשִׁ֕ים שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

And-from-Pəlištîm məḇîʾîm to-Yəhôšāp̄āṭ minḥāh and-kesep̄ maśśāʾ also the-hāʿarḇîʾîm məḇîʾîm to-him ṣōʾn ʾêlîm šiḇʿaṯ ʾălāp̄îm and-šəḇaʿ mēʾôṯ and-təyāšîm šiḇʿaṯ ʾălāp̄îm and-šəḇaʿ mēʾôṯ

Grammar Details

*Pəlištîm*: proper noun, masculine plural - 'Philistines'
*məḇîʾîm*: hiphil participle, masculine plural - 'bringing'
*Yəhôšāp̄āṭ*: proper noun - 'Jehoshaphat'
*minḥāh*: noun, feminine singular - 'gift/tribute/offering'
*kesep̄*: noun, masculine singular - 'silver/money'
*maśśāʾ*: noun, masculine singular - 'burden/load/tribute'
*hāʿarḇîʾîm*: definite article + proper noun, masculine plural - 'the Arabians'
*ṣōʾn*: noun, common singular - 'flocks/sheep'
*ʾêlîm*: noun, masculine plural - 'rams'
*šiḇʿaṯ*: cardinal number, feminine construct - 'seven of'
*ʾălāp̄îm*: noun, masculine plural - 'thousands'
*šəḇaʿ*: cardinal number, feminine - 'seven'
*mēʾôṯ*: noun, feminine plural - 'hundreds'
*təyāšîm*: noun, masculine plural - 'he-goats/male goats'

Word Meanings

*minḥāh*: gift/tribute/offering/present
*kesep̄ maśśāʾ*: silver of tribute/burden/load/levy of silver

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Referenced Verses

2 Chr 26:8 : 8 And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entrance of Egypt; for he waxed exceeding strong.
2 Chr 9:14 : 14 besides that which the traders and merchants brought: and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
2 Sam 8:2 : 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
2 Kgs 3:4 : 4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master; and he rendered unto the king of Israel the wool of a hundred thousand lambs, and of a hundred thousand rams.
2 Chr 17:5 : 5 Therefore Jehovah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.

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