| “And God” | אֱלֹהִ֣ים׀ | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “said” | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “to Solomon,” | לִשְׁלֹמֹ֡ה | Shelomah, David's successor | Solomon |
| “Because” | יַ֣עַן | Properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause | Because |
| “this” | זֹ֜את | This (often used adverb) | this |
| “was” | הָֽיְתָ֨ה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | was |
| “in” | עִם | Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) | in |
| “thine heart,” | לְבָבֶ֗ךָ | The heart (as the most interior organ) | thine heart |
| “and thou hast not” | וְלֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “asked” | שָׁ֠אַלְתָּ | To inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand | asked |
| “riches,” | עֹ֣שֶׁר | Wealth | riches |
| “wealth,” | נְכָסִ֤ים | Treasure | wealth |
| “or honour,” | וְכָבוֹד֙ | Properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness | honour |
| “nor the life” | נֶ֣פֶשׁ | Properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) | life |
| “of thine enemies,” | שֹֽׂנְאֶ֔יךָ | To hate (personally) | thine enemies |
| “neither” | לֹ֣א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | neither |
| “yet” | וְגַם | Properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | yet |
| “hast asked” | שָׁאָ֑לְתָּ | To inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand | asked |
| “long” | רַבִּ֖ים | Abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) | long |
| “life;” | יָמִ֥ים | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | life |
| “but hast asked” | וַתִּֽשְׁאַל | To inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand | asked |
| “wisdom” | חָכְמָ֣ה | Wisdom (in a good sense) | wisdom |
| “and knowledge” | וּמַדָּ֔ע | Intelligence or consciousness | knowledge |
| “for thyself, that” | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | thyself |
| “thou mayest judge” | תִּשְׁפּוֹט֙ | To judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively) | mayest judge |
| “my people,” | עַמִּ֔י | A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock | people |
| “over” | עָלָֽיו׃ | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | over |
| “whom” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | whom |
| “I have made thee king:” | הִמְלַכְתִּ֖יךָ | To reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty | made king |