Proverbs 4:4 Go deeper

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. (KJV)

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וַיֹּרֵ֗נִיvai.yo.Re.niand he taught me

Lemma: יָרָה (ya.rah) · Strong's: H3384B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to show

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 31:51, Genesis 46:28, Exodus 4:12, Exodus 4:15, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3384B; TAHOT Proverbs 4:4 word 1

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Proverbs 4:4 word 2

יִֽתְמָךְ\־yit.mokh-let it hold fast to

Lemma: תָּמַךְ (ta.makh) · Strong's: H8551

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to grasp

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 48:17, Exodus 17:12, Job 36:17, Psalms 16:5, Psalms 17:5, Psalms 41:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8551; TAHOT Proverbs 4:4 word 3

דְּבָרַ֥יde.va.Raiwords my

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Proverbs 4:4 word 4

לִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaheart your

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 4:4 word 5

שְׁמֹ֖רshe.Morkeep

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to keep: obey

Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 37:11, Exodus 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104G; TAHOT Proverbs 4:4 word 6

מִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.Taicommandments my

Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: commandment

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Proverbs 4:4 word 7

וֶֽחְיֵֽה\׃Vech.Yehand live

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Proverbs 4:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

he taught	→	יָרָה H3384B to show
me	→
and said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Let your heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
lay hold	→	תָּמַךְ H8551 to grasp
of my words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
keep	→	שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey
my commands	→	מִצְוָה H4687 commandment
and you will live	→	חָיָה H2421 to live

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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