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Proverbs 4:1

Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
Proverbs 4:1
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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)

שִׁמְע֣וּ בָ֭נִים מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לָדַ֥עַת בִּינָֽה׃

  1. שִׁמְע֣וּshim.'U“listen to”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  2. בָ֭נִיםVa.nim“O children”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  3. מ֣וּסַרMu.sar“[the] correction of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מוּסָר · “instruction” · Strong's H4148H
  4. אָ֑ב'Av“a father”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  5. וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּve.hak.Shi.vu“and be attentive”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from קָשַׁב · “to listen” · Strong's H7181
  6. לָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'at“to know”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  7. בִּינָֽה׃bi.Nah“understanding”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בִּינָה · “understanding” · Strong's H0998
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)