2 Chronicles 9:6
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Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.
In other translations
Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.But I did not believe the reports until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not half of the greatness of your wisdom was told to me. You have far exceeded the report I heard.
Hebrew words
וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808הֶאֱמַנְתִּיhe'emantiI believedH539לְדִבְרֵיהֶםledivreihem<to> words theirH1697עַד'aduntilH5704אֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834בָּאתִיbatiI cameH935וַתִּרְאֶינָהvatir'einahand they sawH7200עֵינַי'einaieyes myH5869וְהִנֵּהvehinehand here!H2009לֹאlo'notH3808הֻגַּד־hugad-it was toldH5046לִיlito meחֲצִיchatzi[the] half ofH2677מַרְבִּיתmarbit[the] greatness ofH4768חָכְמָתֶךָchakhematekhawisdom yourH2451יָסַפְתָּyasaftayou have addedH3254עַל־'al-toH5921הַשְּׁמוּעָהhashemu'ahthe reportH8052אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834שָׁמָעְתִּי׃shama'etiI heardH8085
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