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The earאֹזֶןthat hearsשֹׁמַעַתand the eyeוְעַיִןthat sees,רֹאָהYHWHיְהוָהhas madeעָשָׂהbothגַם שְׁנֵיof them.הֶם
Proverbs 20:12
Study it in the app“The ear that hears and the eye that sees, YHWH has made both of them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 20:12, word by word
- The earאֹזֶןozen
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “ozen” appears- that hearsשֹׁמַעַתshomaat
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shomaat” appears- and the eyeעַיִןayin
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ayin” appears- that seesרֹאָהroa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “roa” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- has madeעָשָׂהasa
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appears- bothשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears
The context
11Even by his deeds a youth makes himself known, whether clean and whether upright is his work.
12 · This verse (above)
13Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes, and be satisfied with bread.