1 Kings 14:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ רְחַבְעָם֙ תַּחְתָּ֔ם מָגִנֵּ֖י נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְהִפְקִ֗יד עַל־יַד֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָרָצִ֔ים הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים פֶּ֖תַח בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Transliteration

And yaʿaś the-melek Rĕḥabĕʿām taḥtām māginnê nĕḥōšet, and hipqîd on-yad śārê the-rāṣîm the-šōmĕrîm petaḥ bêt the-melek.

Grammar Details

*yaʿaś*: Qal imperfect (with waw consecutive), 3rd masculine singular - he made
*melek*: masculine singular - king
*Rĕḥabĕʿām*: proper noun
*taḥtām*: preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their place
*māginnê*: masculine plural construct - shields of
*nĕḥōšet*: feminine singular - bronze/copper
*hipqîd*: Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he entrusted/appointed
*yad*: feminine singular construct - hand of
*śārê*: masculine plural construct - chiefs of
*rāṣîm*: masculine plural - runners/guards
*šōmĕrîm*: Qal participle, masculine plural - keeping/guarding
*petaḥ*: masculine singular construct - entrance of
*bêt*: masculine singular construct - house of

Word Meanings

*taḥtām*: in their place/instead of them/as replacements
*nĕḥōšet*: bronze/copper/brass
*hipqîd*: entrusted/appointed/assigned
*śārê* *ha-rāṣîm*: commanders of the runners/chiefs of the guards
*rāṣîm*: runners/couriers/guards
*šōmĕrîm*: guarding/keeping/watching

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 8:11 : 11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.
1 Sam 22:17 : 17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.
2 Sam 15:1 : 1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
1 Kgs 14:1 : 1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
1 Kgs 14:5 : 5 And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.
1 Kgs 18:46 : 46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Lam 4:1-2 : 1 How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street. 2 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

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