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Hear,שְׁמַעmy son,בְּנִיandוְreceiveקַחmy sayings,אֲמָרָיandוְthe yearsשְׁנוֹתof your lifeחַיִּיםwill be manyיִרְבּוּfor you.לְךָ
Proverbs 4:10
Study it in the app“Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of your life will be many for you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 4:10, word by word
- Hearשְׁמַעshema
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shema” appears- my sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears- receiveקַחkach
accept
To accept what someone gives, such as teaching or correction.
Where else “kach” appears- my sayingsאֲמָרָamara
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “amara” appears- the yearsשְׁנוֹתshenot
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shenot” appears- of your lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- will be manyיִרְבּוּyirbu
multiply
To grow in number.
Where else “yirbu” appears
The context
9She will place on your head a garland of favor; a crown of beauty she will present to you.”
10 · This verse (above)
11In the way of wisdom I have instructed you; I have led you in tracks of uprightness.