1KI 4:29 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) God gave Shelomoh wisdom and incredible understanding, and the breadth of his interests seemed without limit.

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And God gave wisdom to Solomon and very much understanding and width of heart like the sand that is on the lip of the sea.

UST God enabled Solomon to be extremely wise and to have great understanding. He enjoyed learning about a huge number of things.

BSB § And God gave Solomon wisdom, exceedingly deep insight, and understanding beyond measure, like the sand on the seashore.

OEB And God gave Solomon wisdom and insight in plentiful measure, and breadth of mind, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore,

WEBBE God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV And God gives very much wisdom and understanding to Solomon, and breadth of heart, as the sand that [is] on the edge of the sea;

FBV God gave to Solomon wisdom, very great discernment, and understanding as extensive as the sand on the seashore.

T4T God enabled Solomon to be extremely wise and to have great insight/understanding. He understood about more things than the number of grains of sand on the seashore [HYP].

LEB No LEB 1KI 4:29 verse available

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.

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JPS (5-9) And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.

ASV And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.

DRA And God gave to Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart as the sand that is on the sea shore.

YLT And God giveth wisdom to Solomon, and understanding, very much, and breadth of heart, as the sand that [is] on the edge of the sea;

Drby And [fn]God gave Solomon wisdom and very great understanding and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.

4.29 Elohim

RV And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

Wbstr And God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.

KJB-1769 ¶ And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]And God gaue Solomon wisdome, and vnderstanding, exceeding much, and largenesse of heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shoare.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

4:29 Eccles. 47.14, 15 16.

Bshps And God gaue Solomon wysdome and vnderstanding exceeding much, and a large heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore.
(And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and a large heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.)

Gnva And God gaue Salomon wisdome and vnderstanding exceeding much, and a large heart, euen as the sand that is on the sea shore,
(And God gave Salomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and a large heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore, )

Cvdl And God gaue Salomon maruelous greate wy?dome and vnderstondinge, and a large hert, as the sonde that lyeth vpon ye See shore:
(And God gave Salomon marvellous great wisdom and understanding, and a large heart, as the sonde that lieth/lies upon ye/you_all See shore:)

Wycl Also God yaf to Salomon wisdom, and prudence ful myche, and largenesse of herte, as the soond which is in the brenke of the see.
(Also God gave to Salomon wisdom, and prudence full much, and largeness of heart, as the soond which is in the brenke of the see.)

Luth No Luth 1KI 4:29 verse available

ClVg Dedit quoque Deus sapientiam Salomoni, et prudentiam multam nimis, et latitudinem cordis quasi arenam quæ est in littore maris.
(Dedit too God wisdom Salomoni, and prudentiam multam nimis, and latitudinem cordis as_if arenam which it_is in littore maris. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding

(God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding)

The abstract nouns “wisdom” and “understanding” can be translated as verbs. God giving him these things means that God enabled him to have these qualities. Alternate translation: “God enabled Solomon to be wise and to understand many things” (See also: figs-idiom)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

wideness of understanding like the sand on the seashore

(wideness of understanding like the sand on the seashore)

Solomon was able to understand many things about many different subjects. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word wideness, you can express the same idea with an adjective. Alternate translation: “Solomon was able to understand many things about a wide range of subjects”

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