Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.Proverbs 7:24
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לְאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃
- וְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
- בָ֭נִיםVa.nim“O children”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- שִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-“listen”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- לִ֑יLi“to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּve.hak.Shi.vu“and be attentive”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from קָשַׁב · “to listen” · Strong's H7181
- לְאִמְרֵי־le.'im.rei-“to [the] words of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
- פִֽי׃Fi“mouth my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)