King James Version

1 Kings 4:22

And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

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In the Hebrew text this line is 1 Kings 5:2.

וַיְהִ֥יvayhiand 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.לֶֽחֶםlechembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “bread”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.שְׁלֹמֹ֖הshelomoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהnoun, proper name — “Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.לְי֣וֹםleyomto as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…אֶחָ֑דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “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,שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםsheloshimthirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “thirty”, the ordinary formH7970thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieththirty, thirtieth. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).כֹּר֙korcorכֹּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “cor”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3734properly, a deep round vessel, i.e. (specifically) a cor or measure for things drycor, measure. Aramaic the same.סֹ֔לֶתsoletflourסֹלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “flour”, the ordinary formH5560flour (as chipped off)(fine) flour, meal.וְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםveshishimand sixtyשִׁשִּׁיםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “and sixty”, the ordinary formH8346sixtysixty, three score.כֹּ֖רkorcorכֹּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “cor”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3734properly, a deep round vessel, i.e. (specifically) a cor or measure for things drycor, measure. Aramaic the same.קָֽמַחqamachflourקֶמַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “flour”, the ordinary formH7058flourflour, meal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(5-2) And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

Young’s Literal Translation

And the provision of Solomon for one day is thirty cors of flour, and sixty cors of meal;

World English Bible

Solomon’s provision for one day was thirty cors of fine flour, sixty measures of meal,

Darby Translation

And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of meal,

Douay-Rheims

And the provision of Solomon for each day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(5-2) And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And these were the requisite supplies for Solomon: in one day thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of fine pounded meal,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ταῦτα τὰ δέοντα τῷ Σαλωμών· ἐν ἡμέρᾳ μιᾷ τριάκοντα κόροι σεμιδάλεως, καὶ ἑξήκοντα κόροι ἀλεύρου κεκοπανισμένου,