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And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. (KJV)

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וַיְצַ֣וvay.Tzavand he commanded

Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to command

Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT 1 Kings 5:17 word 1

הַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 1 Kings 5:17 word 2

וַיַּסִּעוּ֩vai.ya.si.'Uand they quarried

Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)

Meaning: to set out

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 33:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT 1 Kings 5:17 word 3

אֲבָנִ֨ים'a.va.Nimstones

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT 1 Kings 5:17 word 4

גְּדֹל֜וֹתge.do.Lotlarge

Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)

Meaning: great: large

Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT 1 Kings 5:17 word 5

אֲבָנִ֧ים'a.va.Nimstones

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT 1 Kings 5:17 word 6

יְקָר֛וֹתye.ka.Rotcostly

Lemma: יָקָר (ya.qar) · Strong's: H3368

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)

Meaning: precious

Used 35 times. Also: 1 Samuel 3:1, 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 7:11, 1 Kings 10:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3368; TAHOT 1 Kings 5:17 word 7

לְיַסֵּ֥דle.ya.Sedto found

Lemma: יָסַד (ya.sad) · Strong's: H3245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to found

Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 9:18, Joshua 6:26, 1 Kings 6:37, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 16:34, 1 Chronicles 9:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3245; TAHOT 1 Kings 5:17 word 8

הַבָּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitthe house

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 1 Kings 5:17 word 9

אַבְנֵ֥י'av.Neistones of

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT 1 Kings 5:17 word 10

גָזִֽית\׃ga.Zithewn [stone]

Lemma: גָּזִית (ga.zit) · Strong's: H1496

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: cutting

Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 20:25, 1 Kings 6:36, 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:11, 1 Kings 7:12, 1 Chronicles 22:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1496; TAHOT 1 Kings 5:17 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
commanded them	→	צָוָה H6680 to command
to quarry	→	נָסַע H5265 to set out
large	→	גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large
costly	→	יָקָר H3368 precious
stones	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
to lay the foundation	→	יָסַד H3245 to found
of the temple	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
. . .	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
with dressed	→	גָּזִית H1496 cutting
stones	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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