Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7971 [e] וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣ם way-yiš-lā-ḥêm And he sent them Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms | 3mp 3844 [e] לְבָנ֗וֹנָה lə-ḇā-nō-w-nāh, to Lebanon N-proper-fs | 3fs 6235 [e] עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת ‘ă-śe-reṯ ten Number-msc 505 [e] אֲלָפִ֤ים ’ă-lā-p̄îm thousand Number-mp 2320 [e] בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ ba-ḥō-ḏeš a month Prep-b, Art | N-ms 2487 [e] חֲלִיפ֔וֹת ḥă-lî-p̄ō-wṯ, in shifts N-fp 2320 [e] חֹ֚דֶשׁ ḥō-ḏeš one month N-ms 1961 [e] יִהְי֣וּ yih-yū they were V-Qal-Imperf-3mp 3844 [e] בַלְּבָנ֔וֹן ḇal-lə-ḇā-nō-wn, in Lebanon Prep-b, Art | N-proper-fs 8147 [e] שְׁנַ֥יִם šə-na-yim [and] two Number-md 2320 [e] חֳדָשִׁ֖ים ḥo-ḏā-šîm months N-mp 1004 [e] בְּבֵית֑וֹ bə-ḇê-ṯōw; at home Prep-b | N-msc | 3ms 141 [e] וַאֲדֹנִירָ֖ם wa-’ă-ḏō-nî-rām And Adoniram [was] Conj-w | N-proper-ms 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- in charge Prep 4522 [e] הַמַּֽס׃ ham-mas. of the labor force Art | N-ms   ס s - Punc

New American Standard Bible
He sent them to Lebanon, 10,000 a month in relays; they were in Lebanon a month and two months at home. And Adoniram was over the forced laborers.

King James Bible
And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He sent 10,000 to Lebanon each month in shifts; one month they were in Lebanon, two months they were at home. Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.

a month

1 Kings 4:7-19 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals …

1 Chronicles 27:1-15 Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief …

Adoniram

1 Kings 4:6 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda …

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