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Proverbs 4:2

For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
Proverbs 4:2
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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)

כִּ֤י לֶ֣קַח ט֭וֹב נָתַ֣תִּי לָכֶ֑ם תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗י אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃

  1. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. לֶ֣קַחLe.kach“instruction”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫קַח · “teaching” · Strong's H3948
  3. ט֭וֹבTov“good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  4. נָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.ti“I give”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  5. לָכֶ֑םla.Khem“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  6. תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗יto.ra.Ti“instruction my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
  7. אַֽל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  8. תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ta.'a.Zou“you neglect”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָזַב · “neglect” · Strong's H5800H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)