1 Kings 5:31

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

At the king's command, they quarried large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with hewn stones.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְצַ֣ו הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ וַיַּסִּעוּ֩ אֲבָנִ֨ים גְּדֹל֜וֹת אֲבָנִ֧ים יְקָר֛וֹת לְיַסֵּ֥ד הַבָּ֖יִת אַבְנֵ֥י גָזִֽית׃

Transliteration

And-yəṣaw the-melek and-yassîʿû ʾăvānîm gədōlôt ʾăvānîm yəqārôt to-yassēd the-bayit ʾavnê gāzît

Grammar Details

• *yəṣaw*: verb, Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular with vav consecutive - commanded
• *melek*: noun, masculine singular with article - the king
• *yassîʿû*: verb, Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural with vav consecutive - they quarried/brought
• *ʾăvānîm*: noun, feminine plural - stones
• *gədōlôt*: adjective, feminine plural - large
• *yəqārôt*: adjective, feminine plural - precious/costly
• *yassēd*: verb, Piel infinitive construct - to lay foundation of
• *bayit*: noun, masculine singular with article - the house
• *ʾavnê*: noun, feminine plural construct - stones of
• *gāzît*: noun, feminine singular - hewn stone

Word Meanings

• *yassîʿû*: they quarried/they brought/they transported
• *yəqārôt*: precious/costly/valuable/fine quality
• *yassēd*: to lay foundation of/to found
• *gāzît*: hewn stone/cut stone/dressed stone