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Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
Proverbs 8:17
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Original language (Hebrew)

אֲ֭נִי אֹהֲבַ֣י אֵהָ֑ב וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗י יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃

  1. אֲ֭נִי'A.ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  2. אֹהֲבַ֣י'o.ha.vei.i“[those who] love me”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  3. אֵהָ֑ב'e.Hav“I love”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  4. וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗יu.me.sha.cha.Rai“and [those who] earnestly seek me”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שָׁחַר · “to seek” · Strong's H7836
  5. יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.ni“they find me”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)