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Proverbs 31:2

What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows?
Proverbs 31:2
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מַה־בְּ֭רִי וּמַֽה־בַּר־בִּטְנִ֑י וּ֝מֶה בַּר־נְדָרָֽי׃

  1. מַה־mah-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  2. בְּ֭רִיBe.ri“O son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  3. וּמַֽה־u.mah-“and what?”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  4. בַּר־bar-“O son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  5. בִּטְנִ֑יbit.Ni“womb my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֶּ֫טֶן · “womb” · Strong's H0990H
  6. וּ֝מֶהU.meh“and what?”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  7. בַּר־bar-“O son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  8. נְדָרָֽי׃ne.da.Rai“vows my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫דֶר · “vow” · Strong's H5088
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)