My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.Proverbs 4:20
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
בְּ֭נִי לִדְבָרַ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י הַט־אָזְנֶֽךָ׃
- בְּ֭נִיBe.ni“O son my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- לִדְבָרַ֣יlid.va.Rai“to words my”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
- הַקְשִׁ֑יבָהhak.Shi.vah“be attentive !”Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from קָשַׁב · “to listen” · Strong's H7181
- לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗יla.'a.ma.Rai“to utterances my”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
- הַט־hat-“incline”Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
- אָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.kha“ear your”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫זֶן · “ear” · Strong's H0241G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)