King James Version

2 Chronicles 9:13

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

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וַיְהִי֙vayhiand 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.מִשְׁקַ֣לmishqalweightמִשְׁקָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “weight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4948weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act)(full) weight.הַזָּהָ֔בhazahavthe goldזָהָבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בָּ֥אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הlishlomoto Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.בְּשָׁנָ֣הbeshanahin yearשָׁנֶהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).אֶחָ֑תechatfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, feminine, 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,שֵׁ֥שׁsheshsixשֵׁשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “six”, the ordinary formH8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixthsix(-teen, -teenth), sixth.מֵא֛וֹתmeothundred , -thמֵאָהadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “hundred , -th”, the ordinary formH3967a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fractionhundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.וְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםveshishimand sixtyשִׁשִּׁיםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “and sixty”, the ordinary formH8346sixtysixty, three score.וָשֵׁ֖שׁvasheshand sixשֵׁשׁconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and six”, the ordinary formH8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixthsix(-teen, -teenth), sixth.כִּכְּרֵ֥יkikreloafכִּכָּרnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “loaf”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3603a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round] coin)loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent.זָהָֽבzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold,

Young’s Literal Translation

And the weight of the gold that is coming to Solomon in one year is six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold,

World English Bible

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,

Darby Translation

And the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

Douay-Rheims

And the weight of the gold, that was brought to Solomon every year, was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the weight of the gold that was brought to Solomon in one year was six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἦν ὁ σταθμὸς τοῦ χρυσίου τοῦ ἐνεχθέντος τῷ Σαλωμὼν ἐν ἐνιαυτῷ ἑνὶ, ἑξακόσια ἑξηκονταὲξ τάλαντα χρυσίου,

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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