1 Kings
1 Kings 3:9
9Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore give | וְנָתַתָּ֨ | wə·nā·ṯa·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Your servant | לְעַבְדְּךָ֜ | lə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| an understanding | שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ | šō·mê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| heart | לֵ֤ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| to judge | לִשְׁפֹּ֣ט | liš·pōṭ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8199 judge, govern |
| Your people | עַמְּךָ֔ | ‘am·mə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and to discern | לְהָבִ֖ין | lə·hā·ḇîn | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H995 discern |
| between | בֵּֽין־ | bên- | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| good | ט֣וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| and evil | לְרָ֑ע | lə·rā‘ | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| who | מִ֤י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is able | יוּכַל֙ | yū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| to govern | לִשְׁפֹּ֔ט | liš·pōṭ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8199 judge, govern |
| this | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| great | הַכָּבֵ֖ד | hak·kā·ḇêḏ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H3515 heavy |
| people of Yours | עַמְּךָ֥ | ‘am·mə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 1:5 · Hebrews 5:14 · Proverbs 16:16 · John 5:30 · Proverbs 2:3–9 · 2 Samuel 14:17 · Proverbs 3:13–18 · Isaiah 11:2–4 · 1 Chronicles 22:12 · Psalm 72:1–2 · Ephesians 5:17 · Psalm 119:144
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.