Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 4:31-34

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.

32And he spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֕רvay.da.BerH1696threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505proverbsמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912:and his songsשִׁיר֖וֹshi.RoH7892were a thousandוָאָֽלֶף׃va.'A.lefH505and fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568.

33And he spakeוַיְדַבֵּר֮vay.da.BerH1696of treesהָֽעֵצִים֒ha.'e.TzimH6086,from the cedar treeהָאֶ֙רֶז֙ha.'E.rezH730that isin Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844even unto the hyssopהָאֵז֔וֹבha.'e.ZovH231that springeth outיֹצֵ֖אyo.Tze'H3318of the wallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023:he spakeוַיְדַבֵּר֙vay.da.BerH1696also of beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֣הha.be.he.MahH929,and of fowlהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775,and of creeping thingsהָרֶ֖מֶשׂha.Re.mesH7431,and of fishesהַדָּגִֽים׃ha.da.GimH1709.

34And there cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935of all peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971to hearלִשְׁמֹ֕עַlish.Mo.a'H8085the wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,from all kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,which had heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085of his wisdomחָכְמָתֽוֹ׃ סcha.khe.ma.ToH2451.

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