2 Chronicles 3:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּמִשְׁקָ֛ל לְמִסְמְר֥וֹת לִשְׁקָלִ֖ים חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים זָהָ֑ב וְהָעֲלִיּ֖וֹת חִפָּ֥ה זָהָֽב

Transliteration

And-mišqāl to-misməôt to-šəqālîm ḥămiššîm zāhāb and-hā-ʿălîyôt ḥippâ zāhāb

Grammar Details

*û-mišqāl*: conjunction + noun masculine singular - and weight of
*lə-misməôt*: preposition + noun masculine plural - for nails
*li-šəqālîm*: preposition + noun masculine plural - for shekels
*ḥămiššîm*: cardinal number - fifty
*zāhāb*: noun masculine singular - gold
*hā-ʿălîyôt*: definite article + noun feminine plural - the upper chambers
*ḥippâ*: Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he covered/overlaid

Word Meanings

*misməôt*: nails/pegs
*šəqālîm*: shekels (unit of weight)
*hā-ʿălîyôt*: upper chambers/upper rooms/upper stories
*ḥippâ*: covered/overlaid/plated

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 28:11 : 11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,

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