1 Kings 9:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

They were also the chief officers over Solomon’s projects: 550 supervisors over the people who did the work.

Young's Literal Translation

These [are] the heads of the officers who [are] over the work of Solomon, fifty and five hundred, those ruling among the people who are labouring in the work.

King James Bible

These [were] the chief of the officers that [were] over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.

Hebrew
[They]
אֵ֣לֶּה ׀ (’êl·leh)
Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

[were also] the chief
שָׂרֵ֣י (śā·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

officers
הַנִּצָּבִ֗ים (han·niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm)
Article | 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

Solomon’s
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה (liš·lō·mōh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

projects:
הַמְּלָאכָה֙ (ham·mə·lā·ḵāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

550
חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים (ḥă·miš·šîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 2572: Fifty

supervisors over
הָרֹדִ֣ים (hā·rō·ḏîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7287: To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off

the people
בָּעָ֔ם (bā·‘ām)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

who did
הָעֹשִׂ֖ים (hā·‘ō·śîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

the work.
בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃ (bam·mə·lā·ḵāh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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