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שָׁמַ֣יִםshamayimheavenשָׁמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).לָ֭רוּםlarumto haughtinessרוּםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to haughtiness”, the ordinary formH7312(literally) elevation or (figuratively) elationhaughtiness, height, [idiom] high.וָאָ֣רֶץvaaretsand earthאֶרֶץconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.לָעֹ֑מֶקlaomeqto depthעֹמֶקpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to depth”, the ordinary formH6011depthdepth.וְלֵ֥בvelevand comfortablyלֵבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…מְ֝לָכִ֗יםmelakhimkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.אֵ֣יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).חֵֽקֶרcheqerfinding outחֵקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “finding out”, the ordinary formH2714examination, enumeration, deliberationfinding out, number, (un-) search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
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American Standard Version (1901)
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Young’s Literal Translation
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings — [are] unsearchable.
World English Bible
As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
Darby Translation
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Douay-Rheims
The heaven above, and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
Heaven is high, and earth is deep, and a king's heart is unsearchable.
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