1 Kings
1 Kings 3:12
12behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been another like you, nor will there ever be.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| behold | הִנֵּ֥ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I will do | עָשִׂ֖יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| what you have asked | כִּדְבָרֶ֑יךָ | kiḏ·ḇā·re·ḵā | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| I will give | נָתַ֣תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֗ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| a wise | חָכָ֣ם | ḥā·ḵām | Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| and discerning | וְנָב֔וֹן | wə·nā·ḇō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H995 discern |
| heart | לֵ֚ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| so that | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| there will never | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| have been | הָיָ֣ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| another | וְאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ | wə·’a·ḥă·re·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| like you | כָּמ֙וֹךָ֙ | kā·mō·w·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H3644 like, as, when |
| nor | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| will there ever be | יָק֥וּם | yā·qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 John 5:14–15 · Ecclesiastes 1:16 · Matthew 12:42 · 1 Kings 5:12 · 1 Kings 3:28 · 1 Kings 10:23–24 · Romans 8:26–27 · 2 Chronicles 2:12 · Isaiah 65:24 · Luke 21:15 · Colossians 2:3 · 1 Kings 2:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.