1 Kings 4:20
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Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
In other translations
Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.The people of Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand on the seashore, and they were eating and drinking and rejoicing.
Hebrew words
יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063וְיִשְׂרָאֵלveyisra'eland IsraelH3478רַבִּיםrabim[were] numerousH7227כַּחוֹלkachollike the sandH2344אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834עַל־'al-[is] atH5921הַיָּםhaiyamthe seaH3220לָרֹבlarofor multitudeH7230אֹכְלִים'okhelim[they were] eatingH398וְשֹׁתִיםveshotimand [were] drinkingH8354וּשְׂמֵחִים׃usemechimand [were] joyfulH8056
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