God & Savior

Proverbs 1:29

For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
Proverbs 1:29
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Original language (Hebrew)

תַּ֭חַת כִּי־שָׂ֣נְאוּ דָ֑עַת וְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לֹ֣א בָחָֽרוּ׃

  1. תַּ֭חַתTa.chat“because”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “because of” · Strong's H8478J
  2. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  3. שָׂ֣נְאוּSa.ne.'u“they hated”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
  4. דָ֑עַתDa.'at“knowledge”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דַּ֫עַת · “knowledge” · Strong's H1847
  5. וְיִרְאַ֥תve.yir.'At“and [the] fear of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from יִרְאָה · “fear” · Strong's H3374
  6. יְ֝הֹוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. בָחָֽרוּ׃va.Cha.ru“they chose”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בָּחַר · “to choose” · Strong's H0977
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)