וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ מִכָּל־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים לִשְׁמֹ֕עַ אֵ֖ת חָכְמַ֣ת שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה מֵאֵת֙ כָּל־מַלְכֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמְע֖וּ אֶת־חָכְמָתֹֽו׃ ס
And they came from all the peoples to hear the wisdom of Shelomo, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
Morphology
- וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ (va-yavoʾu) – Root: בוא; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they came”; Notes: Describes an international gathering drawn to Shelomoh’s fame.
- מִכָּל־הָעַמִּ֔ים (mi-kol ha-ʿammim) – Root: עם; Form: Preposition + construct noun + definite plural noun; Translation: “from all the peoples”; Notes: Refers to nations or ethnic groups.
- לִשְׁמֹ֕עַ (lishmoaʿ) – Root: שמע; Form: Infinitive construct with preposition; Translation: “to hear”; Notes: Purpose clause: they came in order to hear.
- אֵת (ʾet) – Root: [particle]; Form: Definite direct object marker; Translation: [not translated]; Notes: Marks the following noun as the object of the infinitive.
- חָכְמַ֣ת (ḥokhmat) – Root: חכם; Form: Noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “wisdom of”; Notes: Introduces the object of hearing.
- שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה (Shelomoh) – Root: שלמה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shelomoh”; Notes: The referent whose wisdom was renowned.
- מֵאֵת (meʾet) – Root: את; Form: Preposition + particle; Translation: “from”; Notes: Used to indicate source or origin.
- כָּל־מַלְכֵ֣י (kol-malkei) – Root: מלך; Form: Construct form; Translation: “all the kings of”; Notes: Collective reference to rulers.
- הָאָ֔רֶץ (ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ; Form: Noun, feminine singular with article; Translation: “the earth”; Notes: Indicates a global scope.
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר (ʾasher) – Root: אשר; Form: Relative pronoun; Translation: “who”; Notes: Introduces relative clause about the kings.
- שָׁמְע֖וּ (shamʿu) – Root: שמע; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “had heard”; Notes: Describes prior knowledge of Shelomoh’s wisdom.
- אֶת־חָכְמָתֹֽו (et-ḥokhmato) – Root: חכם; Form: Direct object marker + noun with 3ms suffix; Translation: “his wisdom”; Notes: The fame that motivated their coming.