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1 Kings 10:17

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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וּשְׁלֹשׁusheloshand thirdשָׁלוֹשׁconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).מֵא֤וֹתmeothundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.מָֽגִנִּים֙maginimbucklerמָגֵןnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “buckler”, the ordinary formH4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.זָהָ֣בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.שָׁח֔וּטshachutbeatשָׁחַטverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “beat”, a verb used as a describing wordH7820to hammer outbeat.שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתsheloshetthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, construct — “third”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).מָנִים֙manimmanehמָנֶהnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “maneh”, the ordinary formH4488properly, a fixed weight or measured amount, i.e. (techn.) a maneh or minamaneh, pound.זָהָ֔בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.יַעֲלֶ֖הyaalehascend upעָלָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ascend up”, an unfinished actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַמָּגֵ֣ןhamagenthe bucklerמָגֵןdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the buckler”, the ordinary formH4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.הָאֶחָ֑תhaechatthe firstאֶחָדdefinite article, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,וַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvayitnemand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 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…הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.בֵּ֖יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, 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,…יַ֥עַרyaarcombיַעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “comb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)(honey-) comb, forest, wood.הַלְּבָנֽוֹןhalvanonthe Lebanonלְבָנוֹןdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Lebanon”H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in PalestineLebanon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold: three pounds of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

Young’s Literal Translation

and three hundred shields of alloyed gold — three pounds of gold go up on the one shield; and the king putteth them [in] the house of the forest of Lebanon.

World English Bible

He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three minas of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.

Darby Translation

and three hundred shields of beaten gold, — he applied three minas of gold to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

Douay-Rheims

And three hundred targets of fine gold: three hundred pounds of gold covered one target: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Libanus.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold: three pounds of gold went to one shield; and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And three hundred shields of beaten gold: and three pounds of gold were in one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τριακόσια ὅπλα χρυσᾶ ἐλατά· καὶ τρεῖς μναῖ ἐνῆσαν χρυσοῦ εἰς τὸ ὅπλον τὸ ἕν· καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὰ ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰς οἶκον δρυμοῦ τοῦ Λιβάνου.