“And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;”
1 Kings 3:11 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · 1 Kings 3:1127 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֱלֹהִ֜יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
אֵלָ֗י/וʾēlāyw
to himpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
יַעַן֩yaʿan
becauseconjH3282
forasmuch · seeing then · that · wheras ···
אֲשֶׁ֨רʾăšer
thatparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
שָׁאַ֜לְתָּšāʾalətā
you askedverbH7592
on) · beg · borrow · lay to charge ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/דָּבָ֣רhadābār
the thingparticleH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
הַ/זֶּ֗הhazeh
thisparticleH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
וְ/לֹֽאwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
שָׁאַ֨לְתָּšāʾalətā
you askedverbH7592
on) · beg · borrow · lay to charge ···
לְּ/ךָ֜ləkā
pron
יָמִ֣יםyāmiym
daysnounH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
רַבִּ֗יםrabiym
manyadjH7227
-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···
וְ/לֹֽאwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
שָׁאַ֤לְתָּšāʾalətā
you askedverbH7592
on) · beg · borrow · lay to charge ···
לְּ/ךָ֙ləkā
pron
עֹ֔שֶׁרʿōšer
wealthnounH6239
far
וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
שָׁאַ֖לְתָּšāʾalətā
you askedverbH7592
on) · beg · borrow · lay to charge ···
נֶ֣פֶשׁnepeš
the life ofnounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
אֹיְבֶ֑י/ךָʾōyəbeykā
enemies yourverbH341
foe
וְ/שָׁאַ֧לְתָּwəšāʾalətā
and you askedconjH7592
on) · beg · borrow · lay to charge ···
לְּ/ךָ֛ləkā
pron
הָבִ֖יןhābiyn
to understandverbH995
consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···
לִ/שְׁמֹ֥עַlišəmōʿa
to hearpronH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
מִשְׁפָּֽטmišəpāṭ
judgmentnounH4941
adversary · charge · crime · custom ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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