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Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. (KJV)
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וְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand therefore
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Proverbs 5:7 word 1
בָ֭נִיםVa.nimO children
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Proverbs 5:7 word 2
שִׁמְעוּ\־shim.'u-listen
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Proverbs 5:7 word 3
וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 5:7 word 4
תָּ֝ס֗וּרוּta.Su.ruyou depart
Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqj2mp)
Meaning: to turn aside: depart
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Proverbs 5:7 word 5
מֵאִמְרֵי\־me.'im.rei-from [the] utterances of
Lemma: אֵמֶר (e.mer) · Strong's: H0561
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 49:21, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 32:1, Joshua 24:27, Judges 5:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0561; TAHOT Proverbs 5:7 word 6
פִֽי\׃Fimouth my
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 5:7 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So now | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| my sons | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| listen | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| to me | → | |
| and do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| turn aside | → | סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart |
| from the words | → | אֵמֶר H0561 word |
| of my mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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