Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleI said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.” Young's Literal Translation I—I spake with my heart, saying, ‘I, lo, I have magnified and added wisdom above every one who hath been before me at Jerusalem, and my heart hath seen abundantly wisdom and knowledge. King James Bible I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all [they] that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. Hebrew Iאֲנִ֤י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I said דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי (dib·bar·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with myself, לִבִּי֙ (lib·bî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre “Behold, הִנֵּ֨ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! I אֲנִ֗י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I have grown הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי (hiḡ·dal·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great and increased וְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙ (wə·hō·w·sap̄·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 3254: To add, augment in wisdom חָכְמָ֔ה (ḥāḵ·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2451: Wisdom beyond עַ֛ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every those אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that before me לְפָנַ֖י (lə·p̄ā·nay) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face who were הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Jerusalem, יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel and my mind וְלִבִּ֛י (wə·lib·bî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre has observed רָאָ֥ה (rā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see a wealth הַרְבֵּ֖ה (har·bêh) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great of wisdom חָכְמָ֥ה (ḥāḵ·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2451: Wisdom and knowledge.” וָדָֽעַת׃ (wā·ḏā·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge |