“Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.”
Proverbs 23:22 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 23:229 words
HebrewMeaning
שְׁמַ֣עšəmaʿ
listenverbH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
לְ֭/אָבִי/ךָləʾābiykā
to father yourpronH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
זֶ֣הzeh
whoprepH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
יְלָדֶ֑/ךָyəlādekā
he begot youverbH3205
beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···
וְ/אַלwəʾal
and may notconjH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
תָּ֝ב֗וּזtābwz
you despiseverbH936
despise · utterly
כִּֽיkiy
ifconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
זָקְנָ֥הzāqənāh
she is oldverbH2204
be old
אִמֶּֽ/ךָʾimekā
mother yournounH517
mother · parting
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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