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1 Kings 4:29-34

29And Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֛הlish.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמָ֧הchokh.mahH2451,exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966deepהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235insightוּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.NahH8394,and understandingלֵ֔בLevH3820beyond measureוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341,like the sandכַּח֕וֹלka.CholH2344אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the seashoreשְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּֽם׃se.Fat hai.YamH8193 H3220.

30Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451was greater thanוַתֵּ֙רֶב֙va.Te.revH7235thatמֵֽחָכְמַ֖תme.cha.khe.MatH2451of allכָּל־kol-H3605the menבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the Eastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924,greater than allוּמִכֹּ֖לu.mi.KolH3605the wisdomחָכְמַ֥תcha.khe.MatH2451of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

31He was wiserוַיֶּחְכַּם֮vai.yech.KamH2449than allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605menהָֽאָדָם֒ha.'a.DamH120—wiser than Ethanמֵאֵיתָ֣ןme.'ei.TanH387the Ezrahiteהָאֶזְרָחִ֗יha.'ez.ra.ChiH250,and wiser than Hemanוְהֵימָ֧ןve.hei.ManH1968,Calcolוְכַלְכֹּ֛לve.khal.KolH3633,and Dardaוְדַרְדַּ֖עve.dar.Da'H1862,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Maholמָח֑וֹלma.CholH4235.And his fameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034spreadוַיְהִֽי־vay.hi-H1961throughoutבְכָֽל־ve.khal-H3605the surroundingסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471.

32Solomon composedוַיְדַבֵּ֕רvay.da.BerH1696threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505proverbsמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912,and his songsשִׁיר֖וֹshi.RoH7892numberedוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a thousandוָאָֽלֶף׃va.'A.lefH505and fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568.

33He spokeוַיְדַבֵּר֮vay.da.BerH1696ofעַל־'al-H5921treesהָֽעֵצִים֒ha.'e.TzimH6086,fromמִן־min-H4480the cedarהָאֶ֙רֶז֙ha.'E.rezH730אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844toוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704the hyssopהָאֵז֔וֹבha.'e.ZovH231אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834growingיֹצֵ֖אyo.Tze'H3318in the wallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023,and he taughtוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696aboutעַל־'al-H5921animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֣ה וְעַל־ha.be.he.Mah ve.'al-H929 H5921,birdsהָע֔וֹף וְעַל־ha.'of ve.'al-H5775 H5921,reptilesהָרֶ֖מֶשׂ וְעַל־ha.Re.mes ve.'al-H7431 H5921,and fishהַדָּגִֽים׃ha.da.GimH1709.

34So men of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605nationsהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to listenלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085אֵ֖ת'etH853to Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה מֵאֵת֙she.lo.Moh me.'EtH8010 H854wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451,sent by allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853of his wisdomחָכְמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.khe.ma.ToH2451.

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