1 Kings 5:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.

Young's Literal Translation
and he sendeth them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month, by changes, a month they are in Lebanon, two months in their own house; and Adoniram [is] over the tribute.

King James Bible
And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, [and] two months at home: and Adoniram [was] over the levy.

Hebrew
He sent them
וַיִּשְׁלָחֵ֣ם (way·yiš·lā·ḥêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

to Lebanon
לְבָנ֗וֹנָה (lə·ḇā·nō·w·nāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel

in monthly
בַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ (ba·ḥō·ḏeš)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month

shifts
חֲלִיפ֔וֹת (ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 2487: Alternation

of ten
עֲשֶׂ֨רֶת (‘ă·śe·reṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6235: Ten

thousand,
אֲלָפִ֤ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm)
Number - masculine plural
Strong's 505: A thousand

so that they would spend
יִהְי֣וּ (yih·yū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

one month
חֹ֚דֶשׁ (ḥō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month

in Lebanon
בַלְּבָנ֔וֹן (ḇal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3844: Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel

[and] two
שְׁנַ֥יִם (šə·na·yim)
Number - md
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

months
חֳדָשִׁ֖ים (ḥo·ḏā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month

at home.
בְּבֵית֑וֹ (bə·ḇê·ṯōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

And Adoniram [was]
וַאֲדֹנִירָ֖ם (wa·’ă·ḏō·nî·rām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 141: Adoniram -- 'my Lord is exalted', one of Solomon's leaders

in charge
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

of the labor force.
הַמַּֽס׃ (ham·mas)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4522: Body of forced laborers, forced service, taskworkers, taskwork, serfdom

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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