1 Kings 10:12
The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen to this day.)
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ASV
And the king made of the almug-trees pillars for the house of Jehovah, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for the singers: there came no such almug-trees, nor were seen, unto this day.
KJV
And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king’s house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | vai.Ya.'as | and he made | H6213 → |
| הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ | Ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| עֲצֵ֨י | 'a.Tzei | [the] wood<s> of | H6086 → |
| הָאַלְמֻגִּ֜ים | ha.'al.mu.Gim | the almug<s> | H484 → |
| מִסְעָ֤ד | mis.'Ad | support[s] | H4552 → |
| לְבֵית־ | le.veit- | for [the] house of | H1004 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| וּלְבֵ֣ית | u.le.Veit | and for [the] house of | H1004 → |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| וְכִנֹּר֥וֹת | ve.khi.no.Rot | and harps | H3658 → |
| וּנְבָלִ֖ים | u.ne.va.Lim | and lyres | H5035 → |
| לַשָּׁרִ֑ים | la.sha.Rim | for the singers | H7891 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| בָֽא־ | va'- | it has come | H935 → |
| כֵ֞ן | khen | thus | H3651 → |
| עֲצֵ֤י | 'a.Tzei | wood<s> of | H6086 → |
| אַלְמֻגִּים֙ | 'al.mu.Gim | almug<s> | H484 → |
| וְלֹ֣א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| נִרְאָ֔ה | nir.'Ah | it has been seen | H7200 → |
| עַ֖ד | 'ad | until | H5704 → |
| הַיּ֥וֹם | hai.Yom | the day | H3117 → |
| הַזֶּֽה׃ | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
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