Hebrew Interlinear

2 Chronicles 2:18 Interlinear

And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain and three thousand and six hundred overseers a work the people

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּ֨עַשׂH6213And he setto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
2מֵהֶ֜םH1992they (only used when emphatic)
3שִׁבְעִ֥יםH7657threescore and tenseventy
4אֲלָפִים֙H505thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
5סַבָּ֔לH5449of them to be bearers of burdensa porter
6וּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםH8084and fourscoreeighty, also eightieth
7אֲלָפִים֙H505thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
8חֹצֵ֣בH2672to be hewersto cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
9בָּהָ֑רH2022in the mountaina mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
10וּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתH7969and threethree; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
11אֲלָפִים֙H505thousandhence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
12וְשֵׁ֣שׁH8337and sixsix (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal, sixth
13מֵא֔וֹתH3967hundreda hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
14מְנַצְּחִ֖יםH5329overseersproperly, to glitter from afar, i.e., to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the temple services and its music); to be permanent
15לְהַֽעֲבִ֥ידH5647a workto work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc
16אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
17הָעָֽם׃H5971the peoplea people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

Verse Context

2 Chronicles 2:17had numbered And Solomon ...
2 Chronicles 2:18 (current)And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain and three thousand and six hundred overseers a work the people

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