Proverbs 29:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.”

Proverbs 29:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 29:176 words

HebrewMeaning

יַסֵּ֣רyasēr

bindverbH3256

chasten · chastise · correct · instruct ···

בִּ֭נְ/ךָbinəkā

sonnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

וִֽ/ינִיחֶ֑/ךָwiyniyḥekā

ceaseconjH5117

be confederate · lay · let down · quiet ···

וְ/יִתֵּ֖ןwəyitēn

addconjH5414

apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···

מַעֲדַנִּ֣יםmaʿădaniym

daintynounH4574

delicately · delight

לְ/נַפְשֶֽׁ/ךָlənapəšekā

anypronH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

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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