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FearיְרָאYHWH,אֶת יְהוָהmy son,בְּנִיandוָthe king;מֶלֶךְwithעִםthose who are differentשׁוֹנִיםdo notאַלget involved;תִּתְעָרָב
Proverbs 24:21
Study it in the app“Fear YHWH, my son, and the king; with those who are different do not get involved;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 24:21, word by word
- Fearיְרָאyera
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “yera” 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- my sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears- the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- those who are differentשׁוֹנִיםshonim
change
To make something different from what it was.
Where else “shonim” appears- get involvedתִּתְעָרָבtitarav
mingle
To mingle with others until one is no longer distinct.
Where else “titarav” appears
The context
20for there will be no future for the evil man; the lamp of the wicked will go out.
21 · This verse (above)
22for suddenly their calamity will arise, and the ruin of them both, who knows it?