1 Kings 4:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Solomon had twelve governors over all Israel to provide food for the king and his household. Each one would arrange provisions for one month of the year,

Young's Literal Translation
And Solomon hath twelve officers over all Israel, and they have sustained the king and his household—a month in the year is on each one for sustenance;

King James Bible
And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.

Hebrew
Solomon
וְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֞ה (wə·liš·lō·mōh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

had twelve
שְׁנֵים־ (šə·nêm-)
Number - md
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

governors
נִצָּבִים֙ (niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5324: To take one's stand, stand

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

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

to provide food
וְכִלְכְּל֥וּ (wə·ḵil·kə·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain

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

and his household.
בֵּית֑וֹ (bê·ṯōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

[Each] one
הָאֶחָ֖ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ)
Article | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

would arrange provisions
לְכַלְכֵּֽל׃ (lə·ḵal·kêl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3557: To keep in, to measure, to maintain

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

of the year,
בַּשָּׁנָ֛ה (baš·šā·nāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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