Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.Proverbs 4:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ כִּ֣י תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃
- סַלְסְלֶ֥הָsal.se.Le.ha“esteem her”Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from סָלַל · “to build” · Strong's H5549
- וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּu.te.ro.Me.ka“and she will exalt you”Conjunction + Verb, piel, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רוּם · “to exalt” · Strong's H7311A
- תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָte.kha.Be.de.kha“she will honor you”Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כָּבֵד · “honour” · Strong's H3513G
- כִּ֣יki“if”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃te.chab.be.Ke.nah“you will embrace her”Verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from חָבַק · “to embrace” · Strong's H2263
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)