וְאֶת־בֵּיתֹו֙ בָּנָ֣ה שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וַיְכַ֖ל אֶת־כָּל־בֵּיתֹֽו׃
And his own house Shelomo built in thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
Morphology
- וְאֶת־ (veʾet) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Conjunction + direct object marker; Translation: “and [his]”; Notes: Introduces the object “his house.”
- בֵּיתֹו (beito) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Construct noun with 3ms suffix; Translation: “his house”; Notes: Refers to Shelomoh’s personal palace.
- בָּנָה (banah) – Root: בנה (banah); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “built”; Notes: Main verb of the clause, indicating completed action.
- שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomoh) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Masculine proper name; Translation: “Shelomoh”; Notes: Subject of the sentence.
- שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה (shelosh esreh) – Root: שלש (shalosh), עשר (ʿeser); Form: Compound numeral, feminine; Translation: “thirteen”; Notes: Modifies “years.”
- שָׁנָ֑ה (shanah) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: Noun, feminine singular; Translation: “years”; Notes: Unit of duration for the building project.
- וַיְכַ֖ל (vayekhal) – Root: כלה (kalah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he finished”; Notes: Marks the conclusion of the building of his house.
- אֶת־כָּל־בֵּיתֹֽו (et-kol-beito) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Direct object marker + construct phrase; Translation: “all his house”; Notes: Emphasizes total completion.