King James Version

1 Kings 9:17

And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,

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וַיִּ֤בֶןvayivenand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and build”, the next action in the storyH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.שְׁלֹמֹה֙shelomoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהnoun, proper name — “Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.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).גָּ֔זֶרgazerGezerגֶּזֶרnoun, proper name — “Gezer”H1507Gezer, a place in PalestineGazer, Gezer.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).בֵּ֥יתbeytBeth-horonבֵּית חוֹרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Beth-horon”H1032Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in PalestineBeth-horon.חֹרֹ֖ןchoronBeth-horonבֵּית חוֹרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Beth-horon”H1032Beth-Choron, the name of two adjoining places in PalestineBeth-horon.תַּחְתּֽוֹןtachtonlowerתַּחְתּוֹןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “lower”, the ordinary formH8481bottommostlower(-est), nether(-most).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Solomon buildeth Gezer, and Beth-Horon the lower,

World English Bible

Solomon built in the land Gezer, Beth Horon the lower,

Darby Translation

— And Solomon built Gezer, and lower Beth-horon,

Douay-Rheims

So Solomon built: Gazer, and Beth-horon the nether,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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