26 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.9.26",
"source": "וָאֳנִ֡י עָשָׂה֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה בְּעֶצְיֽוֹן־גֶּ֨בֶר אֲשֶׁ֧ר אֶת־אֵל֛וֹת עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת יַם־ס֖וּף בְּאֶ֥רֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃",
"text": "And-*ʾŏnî* *ʿāśāh* the-*melek* *šəlōmōh* in-*ʿeṣyôn*-*geber* which with-*ʾēlôt* upon-*śəpat* *yam*-*sûp* in-*ʾereṣ* *ʾĕdôm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾŏnî*": "noun, feminine singular - fleet/ship",
"*ʿāśāh*": "qal perfect 3ms - he made",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with article - the king",
"*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon",
"*ʿeṣyôn*": "proper noun - Ezion",
"*geber*": "proper noun - Geber",
"*ʾēlôt*": "proper noun - Eloth",
"*śəpat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - shore of",
"*yam*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sea of",
"*sûp*": "proper noun - Reed",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*ʾĕdôm*": "proper noun - Edom"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾŏnî*": "fleet/ship(s)/navy",
"*ʿāśāh*": "made/built/established",
"*ʿeṣyôn-geber*": "Ezion-geber (place name)",
"*yam-sûp*": "Red Sea/Sea of Reeds"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.9.27",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח חִירָ֤ם בּֽ͏ָאֳנִי֙ אֶת־עֲבָדָ֔יו אַנְשֵׁ֣י אֳנִיּ֔וֹת יֹדְעֵ֖י הַיָּ֑ם עִ֖ם עַבְדֵ֥י שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayyišlaḥ* *ḥîrām* in-the-*ʾŏnî* *ʾet*-his-*ʿăbādāyw*, *ʾanšê* *ʾŏniyyôt* *yōdəʿê* the-*yām*, with *ʿabdê* *šəlōmōh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he sent",
"*ḥîrām*": "proper noun - Hiram",
"*ʾŏnî*": "noun, feminine singular with article - the fleet",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿăbādāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3ms suffix - his servants",
"*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of",
"*ʾŏniyyôt*": "noun, feminine plural - ships",
"*yōdəʿê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - ones knowing",
"*yām*": "noun, masculine singular with article - the sea",
"*ʿabdê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - servants of",
"*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "and he sent/dispatched",
"*ʾanšê ʾŏniyyôt*": "sailors/seamen/ship's crew",
"*yōdəʿê hayyām*": "those knowing the sea/experienced sailors/mariners"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.9.28",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ אוֹפִ֔ירָה וַיִּקְח֤וּ מִשָּׁם֙ זָהָ֔ב אַרְבַּע־מֵא֥וֹת וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים כִּכָּ֑ר וַיָּבִ֖אוּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פ",
"text": "And *wayyābōʾû* *ʾôpîrāh* and *wayyiqḥû* from-there *zāhāb*, four-hundred and twenty *kikkār*; and *wayyābîʾû* to-the-*melek* *šəlōmōh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyābōʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they came",
"*ʾôpîrāh*": "proper noun - Ophir",
"*wayyiqḥû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they took",
"*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular - gold",
"*kikkār*": "noun, masculine singular - talent",
"*wayyābîʾû*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3mp - and they brought",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular with article - the king",
"*šəlōmōh*": "proper noun - Solomon"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyābōʾû*": "and they came/went/arrived",
"*ʾôpîrāh*": "Ophir (place known for gold)",
"*wayyiqḥû*": "and they took/obtained/acquired",
"*kikkār*": "talent (unit of weight, approx. 75 lbs)",
"*wayyābîʾû*": "and they brought/carried/delivered"
}
}