1 Kings 4:29

NETBible

God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding 1  was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.

NIV ©

God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.

NASB ©

Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore.

NLT ©

God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and knowledge too vast to be measured.

MSG ©

God gave Solomon wisdom--the deepest of understanding and the largest of hearts. There was nothing beyond him, nothing he couldn't handle.

BBE ©

And God gave Solomon a great store of wisdom and good sense, and a mind of wide range, as wide as the sand by the seaside.

NRSV ©

God gave Solomon very great wisdom, discernment, and breadth of understanding as vast as the sand on the seashore,

NKJV ©

And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore.

KJV
And God
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gave
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Solomon
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wisdom
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and understanding
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exceeding
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much
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and largeness
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of heart
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even as the sand
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that [is] on the sea
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shore
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NASB ©
Now God
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gave
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Solomon
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wisdom
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and very
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great
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discernment
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and breadth
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of mind
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, like the sand
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that is on the seashore
<3220>
<8193>.
LXXM
(5:9) kai
<2532> 
CONJ
edwken
<1325> 
V-AAI-3S
kuriov
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N-NSM
fronhsin
<5428> 
N-ASF
tw
<3588> 
T-DSM
salwmwn {N-PRI} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
sofian
<4678> 
N-ASF
pollhn
<4183> 
A-ASF
sfodra
<4970> 
ADV
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
cuma {N-ASN} kardiav
<2588> 
N-GSF
wv
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CONJ
h
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T-NSF
ammov
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N-NSF
h
<3588> 
T-NSF
para
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PREP
thn
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T-ASF
yalassan
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N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL
God
<0430>
gave
<05414>
Solomon
<08010>
wisdom
<02451>
and very
<03966>
great discernment
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; the breadth
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of his understanding
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was as infinite as the sand
<02344>
on
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the seashore
<03220>

<08193>
.
HEBREW
Myh
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tpv
<08193>
le
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rsa
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lwxk
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bl
<03820>
bxrw
<07341>
dam
<03966>
hbrh
<07235>
hnwbtw
<08394>
hmlsl
<08010>
hmkx
<02451>
Myhla
<0430>
Ntyw
<05414>
(4:29)
<5:9>
NETBible

God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment; the breadth of his understanding 1  was as infinite as the sand on the seashore.

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “heart,” i.e., mind. (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)