New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 5:13-16

13NowKingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010conscriptedוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927forcedH4522laborersH4522from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and the forcedH4522laborersH4522numberedthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

14Then he sentוַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣םvai.yish.la.ChemH7971them to Lebanonלְבָנ֗וֹנָהle.va.No.nahH3844,tenעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֤ים'a.la.FimH505a monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320in shiftsחֲלִיפ֔וֹתcha.li.FotH2487;they were in Lebanonבַלְּבָנ֔וֹןva.le.va.NonH3844for a monthחֹ֚דֶשׁCho.deshH2320, andtwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147monthsחֳדָשִׁ֖יםcho.da.ShimH2320at homeבְּבֵית֑וֹbe.vei.ToH1004. AndAdoniramוַאֲדֹנִירָ֖םva.'a.do.ni.RamH141wasinH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the forcedהַמַּֽס׃ סha.MasH4522laborersH4522.

15NowSolomonH8010hadH1961seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505portersנֹשֵׂ֣א סַבָּ֑לno.Se' sa.BalH5449 H5375,and eightyוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505stonemasonsחֹצֵ֥בcho.TzevH2672in the mountainsבָּהָֽר׃ba.HarH2022,

16besidesלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905 H4480Solomon’sH80103,300אֲלָפִ֖ים מֵא֑וֹת'a.la.Fim me.'otH7969 H505 H3967chiefמִשָּׂרֵ֨יmi.sa.ReiH8269deputiesהַנִּצָּבִ֤יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wereinH5921chargeH5921ofH5921theprojectהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399andruledהָרֹדִ֣יםha.ro.DimH7287over the peopleבָּעָ֔םba.'AmH5971who were doingהָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.SimH6213the workבַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ba.me.la.KhahH4399.

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