1 Kings 4:31 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 4:31 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֶּחְכַּם֮
châkam
H2449
to be wise
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָֽאָדָם֒
ʼâdâm
H120
man
מֵאֵיתָ֣ן
ʼÊythân
H387
Ethan
הָאֶזְרָחִ֗י
ʼEzrâchîy
H250
Ezraite
וְהֵימָ֧ן
Hêymân
H1968
Heman
וְכַלְכֹּ֛ל
Kalkôl
H3633
Calcol
וְדַרְדַּ֖ע
Dardaʻ
H1862
Darda
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
מָח֑וֹל
Mâchôwl
H4235
Mahol
וַיְהִֽי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שְׁמ֥וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
בְכָֽל
kôl
H3605
all
הַגּוֹיִ֖ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
סָבִֽיב
çâbîyb
H5439
round about
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World English Bible Public Domain
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all the nations round about.
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King James Version Public Domain
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he was wiser than every man, than Ethan the Ezrahite and Heman and Calcol and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his name was in all of the surrounding nations.
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