Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.Proverbs 8:10
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
קְחֽוּ־מוּסָרִ֥י וְאַל־כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝דַ֗עַת מֵחָר֥וּץ נִבְחָֽר׃
- קְחֽוּ־ke.chu-“take”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- מוּסָרִ֥יmu.sa.Ri“discipline my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מוּסָר · “instruction” · Strong's H4148H
- וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not [you take]”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- כָּ֑סֶףKa.sef“silver”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
- וְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'at“and knowledge”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דַּ֫עַת · “knowledge” · Strong's H1847
- מֵחָר֥וּץme.cha.Rutz“more than gold”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָרוּץ · “gold” · Strong's H2742D
- נִבְחָֽר׃niv.Char“chosen”Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּחַר · “to choose” · Strong's H0977
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)