NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon So I was greatgadal (gaw-dal') advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower. and increased yacaph (yaw-saf') to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing) more than all that were before paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) me in Jerusalem Yruwshalaim (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im) founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem. also my wisdom chokmah (khok-maw') wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. remained `amad (aw-mad') to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) with me Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me. King James Bible So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. Holman Christian Standard Bible So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me. International Standard Version So I became great, greater than anyone who had lived before me in Jerusalem. Throughout all of this, I remained wise. NET Bible So I was far wealthier than all my predecessors in Jerusalem, yet I maintained my objectivity: GOD'S WORD® Translation So I grew richer than anyone in Jerusalem before me. Yet, my wisdom remained with me. King James 2000 Bible So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. Links Ecclesiastes 2:9Ecclesiastes 2:9 NIV Ecclesiastes 2:9 NLT Ecclesiastes 2:9 ESV Ecclesiastes 2:9 NASB Ecclesiastes 2:9 KJV |