I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.Proverbs 5:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְֽלֹא־שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי בְּק֣וֹל מוֹרָ֑י וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י לֹא־הִטִּ֥יתִי אָזְנִֽי׃
- וְֽלֹא־ve.lo.Sha'-“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- שָׁ֭מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.ti“I listened”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kol“to [the] voice of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קוֹל · “voice” · Strong's H6963A
- מוֹרָ֑יmo.Rai“instructor my”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מוֹרֶה · “rain|teacher” · Strong's H4175
- וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗יve.lim.la.me.Dai“and to teachers my”Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לָמַד · “teach” · Strong's H3925G
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- הִטִּ֥יתִיhi.Ti.ti“I inclined”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
- אָזְנִֽי׃'a.ze.Ni“ear my”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, 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)