God & Savior

Proverbs 4:10

Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
Proverbs 4:10
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Original language and places

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)

שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי וְקַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וְיִרְבּ֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃

  1. שְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'“listen”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  2. בְּ֭נִיBe.ni“O son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  3. וְקַ֣חve.Kach“and receive”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “recieve” · Strong's H3947H
  4. אֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.Rai“words my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
  5. וְיִרְבּ֥וּve.yir.Bu“so they may increase”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
  6. לְ֝ךָ֗le.kha“for you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  7. שְׁנ֣וֹתshe.Not“years of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  8. חַיִּֽים׃chai.Yim“life”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)