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My son,בְּנִיto my wordsלִדְבָרַיbe attentive;הַקְשִׁיבָהto my sayingsלַאֲמָרַיinclineהַטyour ear.אָזְנֶךָ
Proverbs 4:20
Study it in the app“My son, to my words be attentive; to my sayings incline your ear.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 4:20, word by word
- My sonבְּנִbeni
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “beni” appears- to my wordsדְבָרַdevara
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devara” appears- be attentiveהַקְשִׁיבָhakshiva
pay attention, listen
To pay attention, to listen carefully, to prick up the ears. It is more than hearing: it is heeding what is said.
Where else “hakshiva” appears- to my sayingsאֲמָרַamara
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “amara” appears- inclineהַטhat
incline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “hat” appears- your earאָזְנֶazne
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appears
The context
19The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
20 · This verse (above)
21Let them not slip away from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart.