New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 4:29-34

29NowGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֛הlish.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמָ֧הchokh.mahH2451and veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235discernmentוּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.NahH8394and breadthוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341ofmindלֵ֔בLevH3820,like the sandכַּח֕וֹלka.CholH2344that is on the seashoreשְׂפַ֥ת הַיָּֽם׃se.Fat hai.YamH3220 H8193.

30Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451surpassedוַתֵּ֙רֶב֙va.Te.revH7235the wisdomמֵֽחָכְמַ֖תme.cha.khe.MatH2451of allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the eastקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924andallוּמִכֹּ֖לu.mi.KolH3605the wisdomחָכְמַ֥תcha.khe.MatH2451of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

31Forhe was wiserוַיֶּחְכַּם֮vai.yech.KamH2449thanH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605menהָֽאָדָם֒ha.'a.DamH120,thanH4480Ethanמֵאֵיתָ֣ןme.'ei.TanH387the Ezrahiteהָאֶזְרָחִ֗יha.'ez.ra.ChiH250,Hemanוְהֵימָ֧ןve.hei.ManH1968,Calcolוְכַלְכֹּ֛לve.khal.KolH3633andDardaוְדַרְדַּ֖עve.dar.Da'H1862,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Maholמָח֑וֹלma.CholH4235; and hisfameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034was knownin allבְכָֽל־ve.khal-H3605the surroundingסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471.

32He also spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֕רvay.da.BerH16963,000שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖יםshe.Lo.shet 'a.la.FimH7969 H505proverbsמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912,and his songsשִׁיר֖וֹshi.RoH7892were 1,005חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה וָאָֽלֶף׃cha.mi.Shah va.'A.lefH2568 H505.

33He spokeוַיְדַבֵּר֮vay.da.BerH1696of treesהָֽעֵצִים֒ha.'e.TzimH6086,from the cedarהָאֶ֙רֶז֙ha.'E.rezH730that is in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844even to the hyssopהָאֵז֔וֹבha.'e.ZovH231that growsיֹצֵ֖אyo.Tze'H3318on the wallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023;he spokeוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696also of animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929and birdsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775and creepingH7431thingsהָרֶ֖מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431and fishהַדָּגִֽים׃ha.da.GimH1709.

34Mencameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971to hearלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,from allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085of his wisdomחָכְמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.khe.ma.ToH2451.

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