1 Kings 5:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

My servants will bring the logs down from Lebanon to the sea, and I will float them as rafts by sea to the place you designate. I will break the rafts apart there, and you can take them away. You will fulfill my request by providing food for my household.’

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עֲ֠בָדַי יֹרִ֨דוּ מִן־הַלְּבָנ֜וֹן יָ֗מָּה וַ֠אֲנִי אֲשִׂימֵ֨ם דֹּבְר֤וֹת בַּיָּם֙ עַֽד־הַמָּק֞וֹם אֲשֶׁר־תִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלַ֛י וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥ים שָׁ֖ם וְאַתָּ֣ה תִשָּׂ֑א וְאַתָּה֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֶת־חֶפְצִ֔י לָתֵ֖ת לֶ֥חֶם בֵּיתִֽי׃

Transliteration

ʿăvāday yōrîdû from-the-Ləvānôn yāmmāh and-ʾănî ʾăśîmēm dōvərôt in-the-yām until-the-māqôm which-tišlaḥ to-me and-nippaṣtîm there and-ʾattāh tiśśāʾ and-ʾattāh taʿăśeh ʾet-ḥefṣî to-lātēt leḥem bêtî

Grammar Details

• *ʿăvāday*: noun, masculine plural with 1st singular suffix - my servants
• *yōrîdû*: verb, Hiphil imperfect 3rd plural - they will bring down
• *Ləvānôn*: proper noun with article - Lebanon
• *yāmmāh*: noun, masculine singular with directional suffix - to the sea
• *ʾănî*: pronoun, 1st singular - I
• *ʾăśîmēm*: verb, Qal imperfect 1st singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - I will make them
• *dōvərôt*: noun, feminine plural - rafts
• *yām*: noun, masculine singular with article - the sea
• *māqôm*: noun, masculine singular with article - the place
• *tišlaḥ*: verb, Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will send
• *nippaṣtîm*: verb, Piel perfect 1st singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - I will break them up
• *ʾattāh*: pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you
• *tiśśāʾ*: verb, Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will carry
• *taʿăśeh*: verb, Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will do
• *ḥefṣî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my desire
• *lātēt*: preposition with Qal infinitive construct - to give
• *leḥem*: noun, masculine singular - food
• *bêtî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my house

Word Meanings

• *yōrîdû*: they will bring down/they will transport down
• *dōvərôt*: rafts/floats/barges
• *nippaṣtîm*: I will break them up/I will scatter them/I will dismantle them
• *ḥefṣî*: my desire/my request/my wish
• *leḥem*: food/bread/provisions