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Proverbs 30:18

There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:
Proverbs 30:18
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Original language (Hebrew)

שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה הֵ֭מָּה נִפְלְא֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נִּי וְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗ה לֹ֣א יְדַעְתִּֽים׃

  1. שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.Shah“three [things]”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from שָׁלֹשׁ · “three” · Strong's H7969
  2. הֵ֭מָּהHe.mah“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  3. נִפְלְא֣וּnif.le.'U“they are [too] wonderful”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from פָּלָא · “to wonder” · Strong's H6381
  4. מִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.ni“for me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  5. וְ֝אַרְבָּעָ֗הve.'ar.ba'“and four [things]”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אַרְבַּע · “four” · Strong's H0702
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  6. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. יְדַעְתִּֽים׃ye.da'.Tim“I know them”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)