Proverbs 1:28 — King James Version← Study notes

“Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:”

Proverbs 1:28 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 1:287 words

HebrewMeaning

אָ֣זʾāz

beginningadvH227

for · from · hitherto · now ···

יִ֭קְרָאֻ/נְנִיyiqərāʾunəniy

bewrayverbH7121

that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

אֶֽעֱנֶ֑הʾeʿĕneh

give accountverbH6030

afflict (by mistake for

יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗/נְנִיyəšaḥărunəniy

betimesverbH7836

enquire early · rise betimes · seek diligently) early · in the morning)

וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִמְצָאֻֽ/נְנִיyiməṣāʾunəniy

befallverbH4672

be able · being · catch · certainly ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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