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Proverbs 9:11

For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
Proverbs 9:11
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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)

כִּי־בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃

  1. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. בִ֭יvi“by me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  3. יִרְבּ֣וּyir.Bu“they will increase”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
  4. יָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.kha“days your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  5. וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּve.yo.Si.fu“so they may add”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָסַף · “add” · Strong's H3254H
  6. לְּ֝ךָ֗le.kha“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  7. שְׁנ֣וֹתshe.Not“years of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  8. חַיִּֽים׃chai.Yim“life”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)