King James Version

1 Chronicles 29:7

And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

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וַֽיִּתְּנ֞וּvayitnvand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לַעֲבוֹדַ֣תlaavodatto workעֲבֹדָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to work”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5656work of any kindact, bondage, [phrase] bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, [idiom] wrought.בֵּיתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…הָאֱלֹהִ֗יםhaelohimthe Godאֱלֹהִיםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.זָהָ֞בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.כִּכָּרִ֣יםkikarimloafכִּכָּרnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “loaf”, the ordinary formH3603a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin)loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.חֲמֵֽשֶׁתchameshetfiveחָמֵשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “five”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).אֲלָפִים֮alafimthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.וַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֣יםvaadarkhonimand dramאֲדַרְכֹּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and dram”, the ordinary formH150a daric or Persian coindram.רִבּוֹ֒ribvogreat thingsרִבּוֹadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “great things”, the ordinary formH7239a myriad, i.e. indefinitely, large numbergreat things, ten ((eight) -een, (for) -ty, [phrase] sixscore, [phrase] threescore, [idiom] twenty, (twen) -ty) thousand.וְכֶ֗סֶףvekhesefand moneyכֶּסֶףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).כִּכָּרִים֙kikarimloafכִּכָּרnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “loaf”, the ordinary formH3603a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin)loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.עֲשֶׂ֣רֶתaserettenעֶשֶׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “ten”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6235ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)ten, (fif-, seven-) teen.אֲלָפִ֔יםalafimthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.וּנְחֹ֕שֶׁתunechoshetand copperנְחֹשֶׁתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.רִבּ֛וֹribvogreat thingsרִבּוֹadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “great things”, the ordinary formH7239a myriad, i.e. indefinitely, large numbergreat things, ten ((eight) -een, (for) -ty, [phrase] sixscore, [phrase] threescore, [idiom] twenty, (twen) -ty) thousand.וּשְׁמוֹנַ֥תushemonatand eightשְׁמֹנֶהconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “and eight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eightheight(-een, -eenth), eighth.אֲלָפִ֖יםalafimthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.כִּכָּרִ֑יםkikarimloafכִּכָּרnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “loaf”, the ordinary formH3603a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin)loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.וּבַרְזֶ֖לuvarzeland ironבַּרְזֶלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and iron”, the ordinary formH1270iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement(ax) head, iron.מֵֽאָהmeahhundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.אֶ֥לֶףelefthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.כִּכָּרִֽיםkikarimloafכִּכָּרnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “loaf”, the ordinary formH3603a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin)loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand talents.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

And they give for the service of the house of God, of gold — talents five thousand, and drams a myriad; and of silver — talents ten thousand, and of brass — a myriad and eight thousand talents; and of iron — a hundred thousand talents;

World English Bible

and they gave for the service of God’s house of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, of silver ten thousand talents, of bronze eighteen thousand talents, and of iron one hundred thousand talents.

Darby Translation

And they gave for the service of the house of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.

Douay-Rheims

And they gave for the works of the house of the Lord, of gold, five thousand talents, and ten thousand solids: of silver ten thousand talents: and of brass eighteen thousand talents: and of iron a hundred thousand talents.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they gave for the works of the house of the Lord five thousand talents of gold, and ten thousand gold pieces , and ten thousand talents of silver, and eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔδωκαν εἰς τὰ ἔργα τοῦ οἴκου Κυρίου χρυσίου τάλαντα πεντακισχίλια, καὶ χρυσοῦς μυρίους, καὶ ἀργυρίου ταλάντων δέκα χιλιάδας, καὶ χαλκοῦ τάλαντα μύρια ὀκτακισχίλια, καὶ σιδήρου ταλάντων χιλιάδας ἑκατόν.