Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSolomon composed three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered a thousand and five. Young's Literal Translation And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs [are] five, and the chief one; King James Bible And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. Hebrew Solomon composedוַיְדַבֵּ֕ר (way·ḏab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue three שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice thousand אֲלָפִ֖ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm) Number - masculine plural Strong's 505: A thousand proverbs, מָשָׁ֑ל (mā·šāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4912: A pithy maxim, a simile and his songs שִׁיר֖וֹ (šî·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7892: A song, singing numbered וַיְהִ֥י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a thousand וָאָֽלֶף׃ (wā·’ā·lep̄) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular Strong's 505: A thousand and five. חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה (ḥă·miš·šāh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 2568: Five |