Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 4:29-31

29And Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414Solomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֛הlish.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמָ֧הchokh.mahH2451and understandingוּתְבוּנָ֖הu.te.vu.NahH8394exceedingמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֣הhar.BehH7235,and largenessוְרֹ֣חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of heartלֵ֔בLevH3820,even as the sandכַּח֕וֹלka.CholH2344that ison the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193.

30And Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451excelledוַתֵּ֙רֶב֙va.Te.revH7235the wisdomמֵֽחָכְמַ֖תme.cha.khe.MatH2451of all the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of the east countryקֶ֑דֶםKe.demH6924,and all the wisdomחָכְמַ֥תcha.khe.MatH2451of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

31For he was wiserוַיֶּחְכַּם֮vai.yech.KamH2449than all menהָֽאָדָם֒ha.'a.DamH120;than Ethanמֵאֵיתָ֣ןme.'ei.TanH387the Ezrahiteהָאֶזְרָחִ֗יha.'ez.ra.ChiH250,and Hemanוְהֵימָ֧ןve.hei.ManH1968,and Chalcolוְכַלְכֹּ֛לve.khal.KolH3633,and Dardaוְדַרְדַּ֖עve.dar.Da'H1862,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Maholמָח֑וֹלma.CholH4235:and his fameשְׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034was in all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

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