Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.Proverbs 4:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
עֵ֭ינֶיךָ לְנֹ֣כַח יַבִּ֑יטוּ וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃
- עֵ֭ינֶיךָ'Ei.nei.kha“eyes your”Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
- לְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khach“<to> before”Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֹ֫כַח · “before” · Strong's H5227
- יַבִּ֑יטוּya.Bi.tu“let them look”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָבַט · “to look” · Strong's H5027
- וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָve.'af.'a.Pei.kha“and eyelids your”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַפְעַף · “eyelid” · Strong's H6079
- יַיְשִׁ֥רוּyay.Shi.ru“let them look straight”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָשַׁר · “to smooth” · Strong's H3474
- נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃neg.De.kha“before you”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫גֶד · “before” · Strong's H5048
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)