Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.Proverbs 4:21
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)
אַל־יַלִּ֥יזוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם בְּת֣וֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ׃
- אַל־'al-“do not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- יַלִּ֥יזוּya.Li.zu“let them depart”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לוּז · “be devious” · Strong's H3868
- מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.kha“from eyes your”Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “seeing” · Strong's H5869H
- שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗םSham.Rem“keep them”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
- בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokh“in [the] midst of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- לְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.kha“heart your”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לֵבָב · “heart” · Strong's H3824
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)