1 Kingschapter 3
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The Judgment of Solomon, Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Original Language
1 Kings 3— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition
How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.
High places and a Pharaoh's daughter — a mixed beginning1
1 Kings 3:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on I Kings 3:1
Shlomo became the son-in-law. As long as Shim’i, his teacher, was alive, he did not enter into marriage [with Pharaoh’s daughter]. From here, [our Sages derived and] declared, that a person should always live in the vicinity of his teacher.
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1 Kings 3:2· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
1 Kings 3:3· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
1 Kings 3:4· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Ask what I shall give thee: an understanding heart5
1 Kings 3:5· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
1 Kings 3:6· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
1 Kings 3:7· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
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1 Kings 3:14· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on I Kings 3:14
And if you will go in My ways, etc., I will lengthen your days. The wealth and the honor for which I did not impose any conditions in my Torah to give to the king, I will give you whether deserving or not.
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1 Kings 3:15· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on I Kings 3:15
Shlomo woke up and behold it was a dream. And behold he understood that his dream was true. He heard a bird chirping and understood its language, a dog barking and he understood its language.
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Divide the living child — the wisdom of God in him16
1 Kings 3:16· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
1 Kings 3:17· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
1 Kings 3:18· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
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1 Kings 3:28· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

