Proverbs 3:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.”

Proverbs 3:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 3:1210 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּ֤יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

אֶ֥תʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

אֲשֶׁ֣רʾăšer

asparticleH834

after · alike · because · every ···

יֶאֱהַ֣בyeʾĕhab

love(-dverbH157

-ly · -r) · like · friend

יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

יוֹכִ֑יחַywōkiyḥa

appointverbH3198

argue · chasten · convince · correct ···

וּ֝/כְ/אָ֗בwkəʾāb

fatherconjH1

father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

בֵּ֥ןbēn

sonnounH1121

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

יִרְצֶֽהyirəṣeh

acceptverbH7521

accomplish · set affection · approve · consent with ···

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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