Proverbs 2:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.”

Proverbs 2:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 2:207 words

HebrewMeaning

לְמַ֗עַןləmaʿan

because ofpronH4616

to the end that · for (to · ... 's sake) · lest ···

תֵּ֭לֵךְtēlēkə

awayverbH3212

again · bear · bring · carry ···

בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְbəderekə

alongpronH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

טוֹבִ֑יםṭwōbiym

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

וְ/אָרְח֖וֹתwəʾārəḥwōt

mannerconjH734

path · race · rank · traveller ···

צַדִּיקִ֣יםṣadiyqiym

justadjH6662

lawful · righteous

תִּשְׁמֹֽרtišəmōr

bewardverbH8104

be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···

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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