Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.Proverbs 8:34
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)
אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי אָדָם֮ שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫ לִ֥י לִשְׁקֹ֣ד עַל־דַּ֭לְתֹתַי י֤וֹם׀ י֑וֹם לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽי׃
- אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי'Ash.rei“how blessed!”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֶ֫שֶׁר · “blessed” · Strong's H0835
- אָדָם֮'a.Dam“[is] a person”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫sho.Me.a'“[who] listens”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- לִ֥יli“to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- לִשְׁקֹ֣דlish.Kod“by keeping watch”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁקַד · “to watch” · Strong's H8245
- עַל־'al-“at”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- דַּ֭לְתֹתַיDal.to.tai“doors my”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from דֶּ֫לֶת · “door” · Strong's H1817C
- י֤וֹם׀Yom“day”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “daily” · Strong's H3117J
- י֑וֹםYom“day”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “daily” · Strong's H3117J
- לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רlish.Mor“by watching”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַר · “look at” · Strong's H8104I
- מְזוּזֹ֥תme.zu.Zot“[the] doorposts of”Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מְזוּזָה · “doorpost” · Strong's H4201
- פְּתָחָֽי׃pe.ta.Chai“doorways my”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פֶּ֫תַח · “entrance” · Strong's H6607
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)