Proverbs 4:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.”

Proverbs 4:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 4:17 words

HebrewMeaning

שִׁמְע֣וּšiməʿw

listen toverbH8085

attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···

בָ֭נִיםbāniym

O childrennounH1121

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

מ֣וּסַרmwsar

the correction ofnounH4148

chastening · chastisement · check · correction ···

אָ֑בʾāb

a fathernounH1

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

וְ֝/הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּwəhaqəšiybw

and be attentiveconjH7181

hear · give heed · incline · mark ···

לָ/דַ֥עַתlādaʿat

to knowpronH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

בִּינָֽהbiynāh

understandingnounH998

meaning · perfectly · understanding · wisdom

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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