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Have I notהֲלֹאwrittenכָתַבְתִּיto youלְךָthirty sayingsשָׁלִישִׁיםof counselsבְּמוֹעֵצֹתand knowledge,וָדָעַת
Proverbs 22:20
Study it in the app“Have I not written to you thirty sayings of counsels and knowledge,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 22:20, word by word
- writtenכָתַבְתִּיchatavti
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “chatavti” appears- thirty sayingsשָׁלִישִׁיםshalishim
thirty sayings
A set of choice counsels, of great value.
Where else “shalishim” appears- of counselsמוֹעֵצֹתmoetsot
plan, counsel
Plan, counsel: what someone intends to do after thinking it over.
Where else “moetsot” appears- and knowledgeדָעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears
Translation note
“Thirty”: this is how the Hebrew word is read; it can also be understood as “excellent things”; the written text says “the day before yesterday.”
The context
19So that your trust may be in YHWH, I have made them known to you today, even to you.
20 · This verse (above)
21to make known to you the certainty of words of truth, so that you may bring back words of truth to those who send you?