Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo David gave orders to gather the foreigners in the land of Israel, from whom he appointed stonecutters to prepare finished stones for building the house of God. Young's Literal Translation And David saith to gather the sojourners who [are] in the land of Israel, and appointeth hewers to hew hewn-stones to build a house of God. King James Bible And David commanded to gather together the strangers that [were] in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. Hebrew So Davidדָּוִ֔יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse gave orders וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to gather לִכְנוֹס֙ (liḵ·nō·ws) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3664: To collect, to enfold the foreigners הַגֵּרִ֔ים (hag·gê·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1616: A guest, a foreigner in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc from whom he appointed וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד (way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations stonecutters חֹֽצְבִ֗ים (ḥō·ṣə·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2672: To cut, carve, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave to prepare לַחְצוֹב֙ (laḥ·ṣō·wḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 2672: To cut, carve, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave finished גָזִ֔ית (ḡā·zîṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1496: Something cut, dressed stone stones אַבְנֵ֣י (’aḇ·nê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 68: A stone for building לִבְנ֖וֹת (liḇ·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1129: To build the house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of God. הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative |
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