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Proverbs 6:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:”

Proverbs 6:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 6:208 words
HebrewMeaning
נְצֹ֣רnəṣōr
besiegedverbH5341
hidden thing · keep(-er · -ing) · monument ···
בְּ֭נִ/יbəniy
sonnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
מִצְוַ֣תmiṣəwat
commandednounH4687
law · ordinance · precept
אָבִ֑י/ךָʾābiykā
fathernounH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
וְ/אַלwəʾal
nayconjH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁtiṭōš
cast offverbH5203
drawn · let fall · forsake · join ···
תּוֹרַ֥תtwōrat
lawnounH8451
אִמֶּֽ/ךָʾimekā
damnounH517
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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