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וַיְהִיvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.ל֣וֹlvotoל֣וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toנָשִׁ֗יםnashimeachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.שָׂרוֹת֙sarotladyשָׂרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “lady”, the ordinary formH8282a mistress, i.e. female noblelady, princess, queen.שְׁבַ֣עshevasevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).מֵא֔וֹתmeothundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.וּפִֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםufilagshimand concubineפִּילֶגֶשׁconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and concubine”, the ordinary formH6370a concubine; also (masculine) a paramourconcubine, paramour.שְׁלֹ֣שׁsheloshthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “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).מֵא֑וֹתmeothundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.וַיַּטּ֥וּvayatvand spreadנָטָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and spread”, the next action in the storyH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…נָשָׁ֖יוnashayveachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לִבּֽוֹlibvocomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
Young’s Literal Translation
And he hath women, princesses, seven hundred, and concubines three hundred; and his wives turn aside his heart.
World English Bible
He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. His wives turned his heart away.
Darby Translation
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
Douay-Rheims
And he had seven hundred wives as queens, and three hundred concubines: and the women turned away his heart.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
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