1 Kings 5:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He sent them to Lebanon in shifts of ten thousand a month, so that they were one month in Lebanon and two months at home. Adoniram was in charge of the labor force.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣ם לְבָנ֗וֹנָה עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת אֲלָפִ֤ים בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ חֲלִיפ֔וֹת חֹ֚דֶשׁ יִהְי֣וּ בַלְּבָנ֔וֹן שְׁנַ֥יִם חֳדָשִׁ֖ים בְּבֵית֑וֹ וַאֲדֹנִירָ֖ם עַל־הַמַּֽס׃

Transliteration

And-yišlāḥēm Ləvānônāh ʿăśeret ʾălāfîm in-the-ḥōdeš ḥălîfôt ḥōdeš yihyû in-the-Ləvānôn šənayim ḥŏdāšîm in-bêtô and-ʾĂdōnîrām over-the-mas

Grammar Details

• *yišlāḥēm*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - he sent them
• *Ləvānônāh*: proper noun with directional suffix - to Lebanon
• *ʿăśeret*: numeral, feminine construct - ten thousand
• *ʾălāfîm*: noun, masculine plural - thousands
• *ḥōdeš*: noun, masculine singular - month
• *ḥălîfôt*: noun, feminine plural - shifts/relays
• *yihyû*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they would be
• *Ləvānôn*: proper noun with prefix - in Lebanon
• *šənayim*: numeral, masculine dual - two
• *ḥŏdāšîm*: noun, masculine plural - months
• *bêtô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix with prefix - in his house
• *ʾĂdōnîrām*: proper noun - Adoniram
• *mas*: noun, masculine singular with article - the forced labor

Word Meanings

• *yišlāḥēm*: he sent them/he dispatched them
• *ḥălîfôt*: shifts/relays/rotations