1 Kings 11:16

KJV1611 – Modern English

(For six months Joab remained there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom.)

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י שֵׁ֧שֶׁת חֳדָשִׁ֛ים יָֽשַׁב־שָׁ֥ם יוֹאָ֖ב וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עַד־הִכְרִ֥ית כָּל־זָכָ֖ר בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃

Transliteration

For shēshet ḥŏdāshīm yāshaḇ-there Yōʾāḇ and-all-Yisrāʾēl until-hikhrīt all-zākhār in-ʾĔdōm.

Grammar Details

• *shēshet*: numeral, feminine, construct - six of
• *ḥŏdāshīm*: noun, masculine, plural, absolute - months
• *yāshaḇ*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - dwelt/remained
• *Yōʾāḇ*: proper noun, masculine - Joab
• *Yisrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *hikhrīt*: verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to cut off/destroy
• *zākhār*: noun, masculine, singular - male
• *ʾĔdōm*: proper noun - Edom

Word Meanings

• *yāshaḇ*: dwelt/remained/stayed
• *hikhrīt*: cut off/exterminated/destroyed

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Joab and all Israel remained there for six months until every male in Edom had been destroyed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  (For Ioab remayned there sixe monethes and all Israel, tyl he had roted out all ye males that were in Edom.)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (For six moneths did Ioab remaine there, and all Israel, till he had destroyed all the males in Edom)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  (For sixe monethes dyd Ioab remayne there, and all Israel, till he had destroyed all the men children of Edom.)

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for six months did Joab abide there, and all Israel, till the cutting off of every male in Edom --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);

• American Standard Version (1901)

  (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  (For Joab and all Israel were there six months till every male in Edom had been cut off;)

• World English Bible (2000)

  (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For Joab and the entire Israelite army stayed there six months until they had exterminated every male in Edom.