1 Kings 3:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.”

1 Kings 3:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 3:813 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/עַ֨בְדְּ/ךָ֔wəʿabədəkā

bondmanconjH5650

bondage · servant · servant

בְּ/ת֥וֹךְbətwōkə

amongpronH8432

between · half · (there- · where-) ···

עַמְּ/ךָ֖ʿaməkā

peoplenounH5971

men · nation · people

אֲשֶׁ֣רʾăšer

asparticleH834

after · alike · because · every ···

בָּחָ֑רְתָּbāḥārətā

acceptableverbH977

appoint · choose · excellent · join ···

עַםʿam

peoplenounH5971

men · nation · people

רָ֕בrāb

abound(-undanceadjH7227

-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···

אֲשֶׁ֧רʾăšer

asparticleH834

after · alike · because · every ···

לֹֽאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִמָּנֶ֛הyimāneh

appointverbH4487

count · number · prepare · set ···

וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִסָּפֵ֖רyisāpēr

communeverbH5608

count; declare · number · penknife · reckon ···

מֵ/רֹֽבmērōb

abundancepronH7230

all · common · excellent · great(-ly ···

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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