Proverbs 23:25

“Let your father and your mother be glad, and let her who bore you rejoice.”

Proverbs 23:25 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 23:25, word by word

Let your fatherיִשְׂמַחyismach

rejoice

To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.

Where else “yismach” appears
Let your fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
and your motherאִמֶּime

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

Where else “ime” appears
let her who bore youיוֹלַדְתֶּyoladte

bear

To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.

Where else “yoladte” appears
rejoiceתָגֵלtagel

rejoice

To rejoice: to be very glad, to leap for joy.

Where else “tagel” appears

The context

24The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, and whoever fathers a wise son will be glad in him.

25 · This verse (above)

26Give me your heart, my son, and let your eyes keep my ways.

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