2 Chronicles 9:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the king made of the algum - trees terraces for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, and harps and psalteries for the singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ אֶת־עֲצֵ֨י הָֽאַלְגּוּמִּ֜ים מְסִלּ֤וֹת לְבֵית־יְהוָה֙ וּלְבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכִנֹּר֥וֹת וּנְבָלִ֖ים לַשָּׁרִ֑ים וְלֹא־נִרְא֥וּ כָהֵ֛ם לְפָנִ֖ים בְּאֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָֽה

Transliteration

wayyaʿaś ha-melek ʾeṯ-ʿăṣê hā-ʾalgûmmîm məsillôṯ lə-ḇêṯ-YHWH and-to-ḇêṯ ha-melek wə-ḵinnôrôṯ û-nəḇālîm la-šārîm wə-lōʾ-nirʾû like-them before in-ʾereṣ yəhûḏāh

Grammar Details

*wayyaʿaś*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he made
*ha-melek*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king
*ʾeṯ-ʿăṣê*: direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct - the wood of
*hā-ʾalgûmmîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the algum
*məsillôṯ*: noun, feminine plural - highways/stairs/terraces
*lə-ḇêṯ-YHWH*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + divine name - for the house of Yahweh
*û-lə-ḇêṯ*: conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - and for the house of
*wə-ḵinnôrôṯ*: conjunction + noun, feminine plural - and lyres/harps
*û-nəḇālîm*: conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and psalteries/stringed instruments
*la-šārîm*: preposition + definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - for the singers
*wə-lōʾ*: conjunction + negation - and not
*nirʾû*: niphal perfect 3rd common plural - were seen
*kā-hēm*: preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - like them
*lə-p̄ānîm*: preposition + noun, masculine plural - before/previously
*bə-ʾereṣ*: preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in the land of
*yəhûḏāh*: proper noun - Judah

Word Meanings

*məsillôṯ*: highways/stairs/terraces/elevated walkways
*ḵinnôrôṯ*: lyres/harps/stringed instruments
*nəḇālîm*: psalteries/stringed instruments/harps
*šārîm*: singers/musicians
*lə-p̄ānîm*: before/previously/formerly

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 10:12 : 12 And the king made of the almug - trees pillars for the house of Jehovah, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for the singers: there came no such almug - trees, nor were seen, unto this day.
1 Chr 23:5 : 5 and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise therewith.
1 Chr 25:1 : 1 Moreover David and the captains of the host set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of them that did the work according to their service was:
Ps 92:1-3 : 1 A Psalm, a Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High; 2 To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness every night, 3 With an instrument of ten strings, and with the psaltery; With a solemn sound upon the harp.
Ps 150:3-5 : 3 Praise him with trumpet sound: Praise him with psaltery and harp. 4 Praise him with timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe. 5 Praise him with loud cymbals: Praise him with high sounding cymbals.
Rev 5:8 : 8 And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

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10And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
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9And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
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