1 Kings 5:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When Hiram heard Solomon's words, he greatly rejoiced and said, ‘Blessed be the LORD today, who has given David a wise son to rule over this great people!’

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֞י כִּשְׁמֹ֧עַ חִירָ֛ם אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה וַיִּשְׂמַ֣ח מְאֹ֑ד וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ הַיּ֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤ן לְדָוִד֙ בֵּ֣ן חָכָ֔ם עַל־הָעָ֥ם הָרָ֖ב הַזֶּֽה׃

Transliteration

And-yəhî when-kišmōaʿ Ḥîrām ʾet-divrê Šəlōmōh and-yiśmaḥ məʾōd and-yōʾmer bārûk YHWH the-yôm which nātan to-Dāwid bēn ḥākām over-the-ʿām the-rāv the-zeh

Grammar Details

• *yəhî*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with vav consecutive - it came to pass
• *kišmōaʿ*: verb, Qal infinitive construct with prefix - when hearing
• *Ḥîrām*: proper noun - Hiram
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *divrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - words of
• *Šəlōmōh*: proper noun - Solomon
• *yiśmaḥ*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with vav consecutive - he rejoiced
• *məʾōd*: adverb - greatly/exceedingly
• *yōʾmer*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with vav consecutive - he said
• *bārûk*: passive participle, Qal masculine singular - blessed
• *YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
• *yôm*: noun, masculine singular with article - the day
• *nātan*: verb, Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he gave
• *Dāwid*: proper noun - David
• *bēn*: noun, masculine singular - son
• *ḥākām*: adjective, masculine singular - wise
• *ʿām*: noun, masculine singular with article - the people
• *rāv*: adjective, masculine singular with article - numerous/great
• *zeh*: demonstrative adjective, masculine singular - this

Word Meanings

• *kišmōaʿ*: when hearing/as soon as heard
• *divrê*: words of/statements of/message from
• *yiśmaḥ*: rejoiced/was pleased/was glad
• *bārûk*: blessed/praised
• *ḥākām*: wise/skilled/discerning
• *rāv*: numerous/great/abundant