King James Version
1 Kings 10:6 in the King James Version says “And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. report: Heb....” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. report: Heb. word acts: or, sayings”
1 Kings 10:6 · KJV
And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. attendance: Heb. standing cupbearers: or, butlers
And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. report: Heb. word acts: or, sayings
Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. thy: Heb. thou hast added wisdom and goodness to
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
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to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“of thy acts”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“that I heard”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“of thy acts”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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