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Proverbs 30:18

There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

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שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הsheloshahthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).הֵ֭מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.נִפְלְא֣וּniflevseparateפָּלָאverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “separate”, a completed actionH6381properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderfulaccomplish, (arise...too, be too) hard, hidden, things too high, (be, do, do a, shew) marvelous(-ly, -els, things, work), miracles, perform, separate, make singular, (be, great, make) wonderful(-ers, -ly, things, works), wondrous (things,…מִמֶּ֑נִּיmimenifromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.וארבעvrvand fourאַרְבַּעconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.וְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הvearbaahand fourאַרְבַּעconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “and four”, the ordinary formH702fourfour.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יְדַעְתִּֽיםyedatimknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

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American Standard Version (1901)

There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:

Young’s Literal Translation

Three things have been too wonderful for me, Yea, four that I have not known:

World English Bible

“There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand:

Darby Translation

There are three [things] too wonderful for me, and four that I know not:

Douay-Rheims

Three things are hard to me, and the fourth I am utterly ignorant of.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)