22. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 9:22:1 ⧉וּמִבְּנֵי֙umibbeneand from the sons of 1 Kings 9:22:2 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael 1 Kings 9:22:3 ⧉לֹֽא־נָתַ֥ןlonatanhe did not give 1 Kings 9:22:4 ⧉שְׁלֹמֹ֖הshelomoSolomon 1 Kings 9:22:5 ⧉עָ֑בֶדaveda slave 1 Kings 9:22:6 ⧉כִּי־הֵ֞םkihemfor they 1 Kings 9:22:7 ⧉אַנְשֵׁ֣יanshemen of 1 Kings 9:22:8 ⧉הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הhamilkhamathe battle or the war 1 Kings 9:22:9 ⧉וַעֲבָדָיו֙vaavadavand his servants 1 Kings 9:22:10 ⧉וְשָׂרָ֣יוvesaravand his officials 1 Kings 9:22:11 ⧉וְשָׁלִשָׁ֔יוveshalishavand his officers 1 Kings 9:22:12 ⧉וְשָׂרֵ֥יvesareand commanders of 1 Kings 9:22:13 ⧉רִכְבּ֖וֹrikhbohis chariotry 1 Kings 9:22:14 ⧉וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃סufarashavand his horsemen |
22. Formal Translation But from the Israelites, Solomon did not make a slave, for they were men of war, and his servants, and his officers, and his captains, and commanders of his chariot, and his horsemen. |
22. Dynamic Translation Solomon did not force any of the Israelites into slavery; instead, they served as soldiers, his officials, his captains, his chariot commanders, and his cavalrymen. |