Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen to this day.) Young's Literal Translation and the king maketh the almug-trees a support for the house of Jehovah, and for the house of the king, and harps and psalteries for singers; there have not come such almug-trees, nor have there been seen [such] unto this day. King James Bible And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. Hebrew The kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king made וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make the almug הָאַלְמֻגִּ֜ים (hā·’al·mug·gîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 484: Perhaps the sandalwood tree wood עֲצֵ֨י (‘ă·ṣê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood into steps מִסְעָ֤ד (mis·‘āḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4552: A balustrade for the house לְבֵית־ (lə·ḇêṯ-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH and for the king’s הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king palace, וּלְבֵ֣ית (ū·lə·ḇêṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house and into lyres וְכִנֹּר֥וֹת (wə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3658: A harp and harps וּנְבָלִ֖ים (ū·nə·ḇā·lîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5035: A skin-bag for, liquids, a vase, a lyre for the singers. לַשָּׁרִ֑ים (laš·šā·rîm) Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7891: To sing Never לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no before had such כֵ֞ן (ḵên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus almug אַלְמֻגִּים֙ (’al·mug·gîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 484: Perhaps the sandalwood tree wood עֲצֵ֤י (‘ă·ṣê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood been brought in, בָֽא־ (ḇā-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go nor has such וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no been seen נִרְאָ֔ה (nir·’āh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see to עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that day.) הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day |