Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Only the Lord give you discretion and understanding, and give you charge over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

King James Version

Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.

Holman Bible

Above all, may the Lord give you insight and understanding when He puts you in charge of Israel so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

International Standard Version

"Only may the LORD give you discretion and understanding as he places you in charge over Israel, so you can keep the Law of the LORD your God.

A Conservative Version

Only LORD give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, so that thou may keep the law of LORD thy God.

American Standard Version

Only Jehovah give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel; that so thou mayest keep the law of Jehovah thy God.

Amplified

Only may the Lord give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

Bible in Basic English

Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

Darby Translation

Only, Jehovah give thee wisdom and understanding, and place thee over Israel, and to keep the law of Jehovah thy God.

Julia Smith Translation

Surely Jehovah will give to thee wisdom and understanding, and he will command thee concerning Israeli and to watch the law of Jehovah thy God.

King James 2000

Only the LORD give you wisdom and understanding, and give you charge concerning Israel, that you may keep the law of the LORD your God.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Only may Yahweh give to you understanding and insight that he might give you charge over Israel and the keeping of the law of Yahweh your God.

Modern King James verseion

Only may Jehovah give you wisdom and understanding, and direct you concerning Israel, so that you may keep the Law of Jehovah your God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and make thee governor of Israel, and to keep the law of the LORD thy God.

NET Bible

Only may the Lord give you insight and understanding when he places you in charge of Israel, so you may obey the law of the Lord your God.

New Heart English Bible

May the LORD give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel; that so you may keep the law of the LORD your God.

The Emphasized Bible

Only Yahweh give thee discretion and understanding, and give thee charge over Israel, - so that thou take heed unto the law of Yahweh thy God.

Webster

Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.

World English Bible

May Yahweh give you discretion and understanding, and put you in charge of Israel; that so you may keep the law of Yahweh your God.

Youngs Literal Translation

Only, Jehovah give to thee wisdom and understanding, and charge thee concerning Israel, even to keep the law of Jehovah thy God;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Only the Lord

Usage: 0

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

שׂכל שׂכל 
Sekel 
Usage: 16

בּינה 
Biynah 
Usage: 38

צוה 
Tsavah 
Usage: 494

ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

the law
תּרה תּורה 
Towrah 
law
Usage: 219

of the Lord

Usage: 0

References

American

Context Readings

David Helps Solomon Prepare To Build The Temple

11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee, and be thou prospered and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he has said of thee. 12 Only the Lord give you discretion and understanding, and give you charge over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. 13 Then shalt thou be prospered if thou shalt keep thyself to do the statutes and rights which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel; be strong and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.



Cross References

1 Kings 3:9-12

Give, therefore, thy slave a hearing heart to judge thy people that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this thy so great a people?

2 Chronicles 1:10

Give me now wisdom and knowledge that I may go out and come in before this people, for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?

Psalm 72:1

Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.

Deuteronomy 4:6

Keep them, therefore, and do them, for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who shall hear all these statutes and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

1 Kings 11:1-10

But King Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites,

Proverbs 2:6-7

For the LORD gives wisdom; out of his mouth comes knowledge and intelligence.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the sane is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

Luke 21:15

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

James 1:5

And if any of you lacks wisdom, let them ask of God (who gives abundantly to all, and without reproach), and it shall be given them.

1 John 2:3

And in this we do know that we have known him if we keep his commandments.

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