1 Kings 3:28

“And all Israel heard the judgment that the king had judged, and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of Elohim was in him to execute judgment.”

1 Kings 3:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 3:28, word by word

Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
heardיִּשְׁמְעוּyishmu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “yishmu” appears
the judgmentמִּשְׁפָּטmishpat

judgment

The decision a judge gives on a case.

Where else “mishpat” appears
the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
had judgedשָׁפַטshafat

judge

To judge and do justice, defend the weak.

Where else “shafat” appears
and they fearedיִּרְאוּyiru

revere

To revere God, or honor one's parents.

Where else “yiru” appears
the kingפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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they sawרָאוּrau

realize

To realize: "he saw that it was good".

Where else “rau” appears
the wisdomחָכְמַתchachmat

wisdom

Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.

Where else “chachmat” appears
of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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was in himקִרְבּkirb

inside

One's inner part, one's inmost self.

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to executeעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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The context

27And the king answered and said, “Give her the living newborn, and do not by any means put him to death; she is his mother.”

28 · This verse (above)

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