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becauseתַּחַת כִּיthey hatedשָׂנְאוּknowledge,דָעַתandוְthe fearיִרְאַתof YHWHיְהֹוָהthey did notלֹאchoose;בָחָרוּ
Proverbs 1:29
Study it in the app“because they hated knowledge, and the fear of YHWH they did not choose;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 1:29, word by word
- they hatedשָׂנְאוּsanu
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sanu” appears- knowledgeדָעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- the fearיִרְאַתyirat
fear
Fear. "The fear of God" is deep reverence that leads one to obey him and avoid evil.
Where else “yirat” appears- of YHWHיְהֹוָהyehova
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehova” appears- chooseבָחָרוּvacharu
choose
To take one thing and leave the others, because it is preferred.
Where else “vacharu” appears
The context
28Then they will call me, and I will not answer; they will seek me eagerly, and they will not find me;
29 · This verse (above)
30they would not accept my counsel; they spurned all my reproof.