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1 Kings 3:9
New English Translation

9 So give your servant a discerning mind[a] so he can make judicial decisions for[b] your people and distinguish right from wrong.[c] Otherwise[d] no one is able[e] to make judicial decisions for[f] this great nation of yours.”[g]

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  1. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “a hearing heart.” (The Hebrew term translated “heart” often refers to the mental faculties.)
  2. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “to judge.”
  3. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “to understand between good and evil.”
  4. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “for”; the word “otherwise” is used to reflect the logical sense of the statement.
  5. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “who is able?” The rhetorical question anticipates the answer, “no one.”
  6. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “to judge.”
  7. 1 Kings 3:9 tn Heb “your numerous people.”
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