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Proverbs 8:32

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, for blessed are those who keep my ways.
Proverbs 8:32
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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)

וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י וְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗י דְּרָכַ֥י יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃

  1. וְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. בָ֭נִיםVa.nim“O children”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  3. שִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-“listen”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  4. לִ֑יLi“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  5. וְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗יve.'ash.Rei“and how blessed!”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֶ֫שֶׁר · “blessed” · Strong's H0835
  6. דְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.Khai“[are those who] ways my”
    Noun, both genders, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  7. יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃yish.Mo.ru“they observe”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)