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Whoever turns awayמֵסִירhis earאָזְנוֹfrom hearingמִשְּׁמֹעַinstruction,תּוֹרָהevenגַּםhis prayerתְּפִלָּתוֹis an abomination.תּוֹעֵבָה
Proverbs 28:9
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With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 28:9, word by word
- Whoever turns awayמֵסִירmesir
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “mesir” appears- his earאָזְנazn
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azn” appears- from hearingשְּׁמֹעַshemoa
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shemoa” appears- instructionתּוֹרָהtora
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “tora” appears- his prayerתְּפִלָּתtefilat
prayer
Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.
Where else “tefilat” appears- is an abominationתּוֹעֵבָהtoeva
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toeva” appears
The context
8Whoever increases his wealth by interest and usury gathers it for one who is gracious to the poor.
9 · This verse (above)
10Whoever leads the upright astray into an evil way into his own pit he will fall, but the blameless will inherit good.