Proverbs 5:13

I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my mentors.
Proverbs 5:13
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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)

וְֽלֹא־שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי בְּק֣וֹל מוֹרָ֑י וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י לֹא־הִטִּ֥יתִי אָזְנִֽי׃

  1. וְֽלֹא־ve.lo.Sha'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. שָׁ֭מַעְתִּיSha.ma'.ti“I listened”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  3. בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kol“to [the] voice of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קוֹל · “voice” · Strong's H6963A
  4. מוֹרָ֑יmo.Rai“instructor my”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מוֹרֶה · “rain|teacher” · Strong's H4175
  5. 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
  6. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. הִטִּ֥יתִיhi.Ti.ti“I inclined”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  8. 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)