King James Version

1 Kings 5:18

And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

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In the Hebrew text this line is 1 Kings 5:32.

וַֽיִּפְסְל֞וּvayifselvand graveפָּסַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and grave”, the next action in the storyH6458to carve, whether wood or stonegrave, hew.בֹּנֵ֧יbonebuildבָּנָהverb, qal, participle, construct — “build”, a verb used as a describing wordH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.שְׁלֹמֹ֛הshelomoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהnoun, proper name — “Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.וּבֹנֵ֥יuvoneand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and build”, a verb used as a describing wordH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.חִיר֖וֹםchiromHiramחִירָםnoun, proper name — “Hiram”H2438Chiram or Chirom, the name of two TyriansHiram, Huram.וְהַגִּבְלִ֑יםvehagivlimand the Giblitesגִּבְלִיconjunction, definite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the Giblites”, the ordinary formH1382a Gebalite, or inhabitant of GebalGiblites, stone-squarer.וַיָּכִ֛ינוּvayakhinvand be fittedכּוּןconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and be fitted”, the next action in the storyH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…הָעֵצִ֥יםhaetsimthe treeעֵץdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the tree”, the ordinary formH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.וְהָאֲבָנִ֖יםvehaavanimand the stoneאֶבֶןconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and the stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotto buildבָּנָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to build”, the to-form of the verbH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.הַבָּֽיִתhabayitthe familyבַּיִתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the family”, the ordinary formH1004a 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,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(5-32) And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the builders of Solomon, and the builders of Hiram, and the Giblites hew, and prepare the wood and the stones to build the house.

World English Bible

Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders and the Gebalites cut them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

Darby Translation

And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Giblites hewed them, and prepared timber and stones to build the house.

Douay-Rheims

And the masons of Solomon, and the masons of Hiram hewed them: and the Giblians prepared timber and stones to build the house.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(5-32) And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders and the Gebalites did fashion them, and prepared the timber and the stones to build the house.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they prepared the stones and the timber during three years.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἡτοίμασαν τοὺς λίθους καὶ τὰ ξύλα τρία ἔτη.