1 Kings 5:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And the king commanded them to quarry large, costly stones to lay the foundation of the temple with dressed stones.

Young's Literal Translation
And the king commandeth, and they bring great stones, precious stone, to lay the foundation of the house, hewn stones;

King James Bible
And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, [and] hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.

Hebrew
And the king
הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

commanded them
וַיְצַ֣ו (way·ṣaw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

to quarry
וַיַּסִּעוּ֩ (way·yas·si·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey

large,
גְּדֹל֜וֹת (gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

costly
יְקָר֛וֹת (yə·qā·rō·wṯ)
Adjective - feminine plural
Strong's 3368: Precious, rare, splendid, weighty

stones
אֲבָנִ֨ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 68: A stone

to lay the foundation
לְיַסֵּ֥ד (lə·yas·sêḏ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3245: To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult

of the temple
הַבָּ֖יִת (hab·bā·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

with dressed
גָזִֽית׃ (ḡā·zîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1496: Something cut, dressed stone

stones.
אֲבָנִ֧ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 68: A stone

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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