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Do notאַלwithholdתִּמְנַעcorrectionמוּסָרfrom a young man;מִנַּעַרifכִּיyou strike himתַכֶּנּוּwith the rod,בַשֵּׁבֶטhe will notלֹאdie.יָמוּת
Proverbs 23:13
Study it in the app“Do not withhold correction from a young man; if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 23:13, word by word
- withholdתִּמְנַעtimna
withhold
Withhold, refuse, hold back.
Where else “timna” appears- correctionמוּסָרmusar
discipline, correction
Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."
Where else “musar” appears- from a young manנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- you strike himתַכֶּtake
strike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “take” appears- with the rodשֵּׁבֶטshevet
rod
A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.
Where else “shevet” appears- dieיָמוּתyamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appears
The context
12Bring your heart to correction, and your ears to the sayings of knowledge.
13 · This verse (above)
14You will strike him with the rod, and you will rescue his soul from Sheol.