1 Kings 4:31
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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.He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.
In other translations
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.He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.
Hebrew words
וַיֶּחְכַּםvaiyechkamand he was wiseH2449מִכָּל־mikolmore than anyH3605הָאָדָםha'adam<the> humanH120מֵאֵיתָןme'eitanmore than EthanH387הָאֶזְרָחִיha'ezrachithe EzrachiteH250וְהֵימָןveheimanand HemanH1968וְכַלְכֹּלvekhalkoland KalkolH3633וְדַרְדַּעvedarda'and DardaH1862בְּנֵיbenei[the] sons ofH1121מָחוֹלmacholMaholH4235וַיְהִי־vayhi-and it wasH1961שְׁמוֹshemoname hisH8034בְכָל־vekhal-among allH3605הַגּוֹיִםhagoyimthe nationsH1471סָבִיב׃savivaroundH5439
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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People and places
People: Calcol (son of Mahol), Darda, Ethan (son of Mahol), Heman (son of Mahol), Mahol