1 Kings 4:27

“And those prefects sustained King Solomon and all who came near to the table of King Solomon, each in his month; they let nothing be lacking.”

1 Kings 4:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 4:27, word by word

prefectsנִּצָּבִיםnitsavim

prefect

One in charge of others.

Where else “nitsavim” appears
sustainedכִלְכְּלוּchilklu

provide for

To feed someone, keep them alive.

Where else “chilklu” appears
Kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelomo

Solomon

Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).

Where else “shelomo” appears
who came nearקָּרֵבkarev

near, approaching

One who comes near; near.

Where else “karev” appears
the tableשֻׁלְחַןshulchan

meal

The meal: eating at someone's table.

Where else “shulchan” appears
eachאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
in his monthחָדְשׁchadsh

month

A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.

Where else “chadsh” appears
they let nothingדָּבָרdavar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

Where else “davar” appears
be lackingיְעַדְּרוּyeadru

be lacking

To be absent: let no one be left out.

Where else “yeadru” appears

The context

26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

27 · This verse (above)

28And the barley and the straw for the horses and for the steeds they brought to the place where it should be, each according to his rule.

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