“For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.”
Proverbs 4:3 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 4:38 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּיkiy
ifconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
בֵ֭ןbēn
a sonnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
הָיִ֣יתִיhāyiytiy
I wasverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
לְ/אָבִ֑/יləʾābiy
of father mypronH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
רַ֥ךְrakə
tenderadjH7390
soft · tender · one) · weak
וְ֝/יָחִ֗ידwəyāḥiyd
and only childconjH3173
desolate · only (child · son) · solitary
לִ/פְנֵ֥יlipənēy
beforepronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
אִמִּֽ/יʾimiy
mother mynounH517
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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