Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe king made the algum 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 anything like them been seen in the land of Judah.) Young's Literal Translation And the king maketh the algum-trees staircases for the house of Jehovah, and for the house of the king, and harps and psalteries for singers; and there have been none seen like these before in the land of Judah. King James Bible And the king made [of] the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah. 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 algum הָֽאַלְגּוּמִּ֜ים (hā·’al·gūm·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 418: Perhaps a sandalwood tree wood עֲצֵ֨י (‘ă·ṣê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood into steps מְסִלּ֤וֹת (mə·sil·lō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4546: A thoroughfare, a viaduct, a staircase 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 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel 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 וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no before לְפָנִ֖ים (lə·p̄ā·nîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face had anything like them כָהֵ֛ם (ḵā·hêm) Preposition-k | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They been seen נִרְא֥וּ (nir·’ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7200: To see in the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land of Judah.) יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites |