1 Kings 8:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And Kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
(ve·ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה
(she·lo·moh)
8010: David's son and successor to his thronefrom shalem
and allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the congregationעֲדַ֤ת
(a·dat)
5712: congregationfrom yaad
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
who were assembledהַנֹּועָדִ֣ים
(han·no·v·'a·dim)
3259: to appointa prim. root
to him, were with him beforeלִפְנֵ֣י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the ark,הָֽאָרֹ֑ון
(ha·'a·ro·vn;)
727: a chest, arkof uncertain derivation
sacrificingמְזַבְּחִים֙
(me·zab·be·chim)
2076: to slaughter for sacrificea prim. root
so manyמֵרֹֽב׃
(me·rov.)
7230: multitude, abundance, greatnessfrom rabab
sheepצֹ֣אן
(tzon)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
and oxenוּבָקָ֔ר
(u·va·kar,)
1241: cattle, herd, an oxfrom baqar
they could not be countedיִסָּפְר֛וּ
(yis·sa·fe·ru)
5608: to count, recount, relatedenominative verb from sepher
or numbered.יִמָּנ֖וּ
(yim·ma·nu)
4487: to count, number, reckona prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
Solomon
Shlomoh  (shel-o-mo')
peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor -- Solomon.
and all the congregation
`edah  (ay-daw')
a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse, or generally, a family or crowd) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude, people, swarm.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
that were assembled
ya`ad  (yaw-ad')
to fix upon (by agreement or appointment); by implication, to meet (at a stated time), to summon (to trial), to direct (in a certain quarter or position), to engage (for marriage)
unto him were with him before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the ark
'arown  (aw-rone')
a box -- ark, chest, coffin.
sacrificing
zabach  (zaw-bakh')
to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) -- kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.
sheep
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
and oxen
baqar  (baw-kawr')
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd -- beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.
that could not be told
caphar  (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
nor numbered
manah  (maw-naw')
to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll -- appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.
for multitude
rob  (robe)
abundance (in any respect) -- abundance(-antly), all, common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), very (age).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And King Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, who were assembled to him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and oxen they could not be counted or numbered.

King James Bible
And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
King Solomon and the entire congregation of Israel, who had gathered around him and were with him in front of the ark, were sacrificing sheep and cattle that could not be counted or numbered, because there were so many.

International Standard Version
King Solomon and the entire congregation of Israel that had assembled to be with him stood in front of the ark, sacrificing so many sheep and oxen that they were neither counted nor inventoried.

NET Bible
Now King Solomon and all the Israelites who had assembled with him went on ahead of the ark and sacrificed more sheep and cattle than could be counted or numbered.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
while King Solomon with the whole assembly from Israel were offering countless sheep and cattle sacrifices in front of the ark.

King James 2000 Bible
And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
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