Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 4480 [e] וּמִן־ ū-min- But Conj-w | Prep 1121 [e] בְּנֵי֙ bə-nê the sons N-mpc 3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל yiś-rā-’êl, of Israel N-proper-ms 834 [e] אֲ֠שֶׁר ’ă-šer which Pro-r 3808 [e] לֹא־ lō- not Adv-NegPrt 5414 [e] נָתַ֧ן nā-ṯan did make V-Qal-Perf-3ms 8010 [e] שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה šə-lō-mōh Solomon N-proper-ms 5650 [e] לַעֲבָדִ֖ים la-‘ă-ḇā-ḏîm servants Prep-l | N-mp 4399 [e] לִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ lim-laḵ-tōw; for his work Prep-l | N-fsc | 3ms 3588 [e] כִּי־ kî- for Conj 1992 [e] הֵ֜מָּה hêm-māh they [were] Pro-3mp 582 [e] אַנְשֵׁ֤י ’an-šê men N-mpc 4421 [e] מִלְחָמָה֙ mil-ḥā-māh of war N-fs 8269 [e] וְשָׂרֵ֣י wə-śā-rê and captains Conj-w | N-mpc 7991 [e] שָׁלִישָׁ֔יו šā-lî-šāw, of his officers N-mpc | 3ms 8269 [e] וְשָׂרֵ֥י wə-śā-rê and captains Conj-w | N-mpc 7393 [e] רִכְבּ֖וֹ riḵ-bōw of his chariots N-msc | 3ms 6571 [e] וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ ū-p̄ā-rā-šāw. and his cavalry Conj-w | N-mpc | 3ms   פ p̄ - Punc

New American Standard Bible
But Solomon did not make slaves for his work from the sons of Israel; they were men of war, his chief captains and commanders of his chariots and his horsemen.

King James Bible
But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Solomon did not consign the Israelites to be slaves for his work; they were soldiers, commanders of his captains, and commanders of his chariots and his cavalry.

But of the

Exodus 19:5,6 Now therefore, if you will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, …

Leviticus 25:39-46 And if your brother that dwells by you be waxen poor, and be sold …

Galatians 4:26,31 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all…

they were men

1 Samuel 8:11,12 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign …

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