Hebrew Interlinear
1 Kings 3:9 Interlinear
“Give therefore thy servant heart an understanding to judge a people that I may discern between good and bad for who is able to judge a people this thy so great ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְנָֽתַתָּ֙ | H5414 | Give | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 2 | לְעַבְדְּךָ֜ | H5650 | therefore thy servant | a servant |
| 3 | לֵ֤ב | H3820 | heart | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
| 4 | שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ | H8085 | an understanding | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 5 | לִשְׁפֹּ֔ט | H8199 | to judge | to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal |
| 6 | אֶֽת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 7 | עַמְּךָ֥ | H5971 | a people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 8 | לְהָבִ֖ין | H995 | that I may discern | to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand |
| 9 | בֵּֽין | H996 | between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or | |
| 10 | ט֣וֹב | H2896 | between good | good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good |
| 11 | לְרָ֑ע | H7451 | and bad | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
| 12 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 13 | מִ֤י | H4310 | who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix | |
| 14 | יוּכַל֙ | H3201 | for who is able | to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might) |
| 15 | לִשְׁפֹּ֔ט | H8199 | to judge | to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal |
| 16 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 17 | עַמְּךָ֥ | H5971 | a people | a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock |
| 18 | הַכָּבֵ֖ד | H3515 | this thy so great | heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid) |
| 19 | הַזֶּֽה׃ | H2088 | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that |
Verse Context
1 Kings 3:8And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen of thy people...
1 Kings 3:9 (current)Give therefore thy servant heart an understanding to judge a people that I may discern between good and bad for who is able to judge a people this thy so great
1 Kings 3:10pleased And the speech the Lord had asked...