1 Kings 5:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

King Solomon conscripted a labor force from all Israel; the labor force consisted of thirty thousand men.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֨עַל הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה מַ֖ס מִכָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְהִ֣י הַמַּ֔ס שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף אִֽישׁ׃

Transliteration

And-yaʿal the-melek Šəlōmōh mas from-all-Yiśrāʾēl and-yəhî the-mas šəlōšîm ʾelef ʾîš

Grammar Details

• *yaʿal*: verb, Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with vav consecutive - raised/levied
• *melek*: noun, masculine singular with article - the king
• *Šəlōmōh*: proper noun - Solomon
• *mas*: noun, masculine singular with article - the forced labor
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *yəhî*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with vav consecutive - was
• *šəlōšîm*: numeral - thirty
• *ʾelef*: noun, masculine singular - thousand
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - men

Word Meanings

• *yaʿal*: raised/levied/conscripted
• *mas*: forced labor/labor force/labor levy