1 Kings 11:28
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And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
In other translations
And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
Hebrew words
וְהָאִישׁveha'ishand the manH376יָרָבְעָםyarave'amJeroboamH3379גִּבּוֹרgibor[was] a mighty [man] ofH1368חָיִלchayilstrengthH2428וַיַּרְאvaiyar'and he sawH7200שְׁלֹמֹהshelomohSolomonH8010אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַנַּעַרhana'arthe young manH5288כִּי־ki-thatH3588עֹשֵׂה'oseh[was] doingH6213מְלָאכָהmelakhahworkH4399הוּאhu'heH1931וַיַּפְקֵדvaiyafkedand he appointedH6485אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH853לְכָל־lekholto allH3605סֵבֶלsevel[the] forced labor ofH5447בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004יוֹסֵף׃ סyosefJosephH3130
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