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1 Kings 10

1 Kings 10:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Happy
'esher (Hebrew #835)
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
KJV usage: blessed, happy.
Pronounce: eh'-sher
Origin: from 833
e are thy men
'enowsh (Hebrew #582)
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
KJV usage: another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ( X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word . Compare 376.
Pronounce: en-oshe'
Origin: from 605
, happy
'esher (Hebrew #835)
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
KJV usage: blessed, happy.
Pronounce: eh'-sher
Origin: from 833
are these thy servants
`ebed (Hebrew #5650)
a servant
KJV usage: X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Pronounce: eh'-bed
Origin: from 5647
, which stand
`amad (Hebrew #5975)
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
KJV usage: abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, + serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-)stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
Pronounce: aw-mad'
Origin: a primitive root
continually
tamiyd (Hebrew #8548)
properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice
KJV usage: alway(-s), continual (employment, -ly), daily, ((n-))ever(-more), perpetual.
Pronounce: taw-meed'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to stretch
before
paniym (Hebrew #6440)
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
KJV usage: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you.
Pronounce: paw-neem'
Origin: plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}; from 6437)
thee, and that hear
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
thy wisdom
chokmah (Hebrew #2451)
wisdom (in a good sense)
KJV usage: skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
Pronounce: khok-maw'
Origin: from 2449
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Prov. 8:34• 34Blessed [is] the man that heareth me,{HR}Watching daily at my gates,{HR}Waiting at the posts of my doors. (Prov. 8:34)

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happy are these.
2 Chron. 9:7‑8• 7Happy [are] thy men, and happy [are] these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom!
 8Blessed be Jehovah thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne [to be] king for Jehovah thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice. (2 Chron. 9:7‑8)
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Prov. 3:13‑14• 13Blessed [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom,{HR}And the man [that] getteth understanding.
 14For the gain thereof [is] better than the gain of silver,{HR}And her revenue than fine gold. (Prov. 3:13‑14)
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Prov. 8:34• 34Blessed [is] the man that heareth me,{HR}Watching daily at my gates,{HR}Waiting at the posts of my doors. (Prov. 8:34)
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Prov. 10:21• 21The lips of the righteous feed many;{HR}But fools die for want of understanding. (Prov. 10:21)
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Prov. 13:20• 20He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise;{HR}But a companion of the foolish will be destroyed. (Prov. 13:20)
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Luke 10:39‑42• 39And she had a sister called Mary, who also, having sat down at Jesus' feet, was listening to his word.
 40But Martha was distracted with much serving, and, coming up, she said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? speak to her therefore that she may help me.
 41But Jesus answering said to her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things;
 42but there is need of one; and Mary hath chosen the good part, such as shall not be taken from her. (Luke 10:39‑42)
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Luke 11:28,31• 28But he said, Yea, rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep [it].
 31A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, more than Solomon is here. (Luke 11:28,31)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom!

W. Kelly Translation

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Happy are thy men! happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, who hear thy wisdom!

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)