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Andוְnow,עַתָּהsons,בָנִיםlistenשִׁמְעוּto me,לִיandוְbe attentiveהַקְשִׁיבוּto the sayingsלְאִמְרֵיof my mouth.פִי
Proverbs 7:24
Study it in the app“And now, sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the sayings of my mouth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 7:24, word by word
- sonsבָנִיםvanim
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vanim” appears- listenשִׁמְעוּshimu
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shimu” appears- be attentiveהַקְשִׁיבוּhakshivu
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 “hakshivu” appears- to the sayingsאִמְרֵיimre
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “imre” appears- of my mouthפִfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears
The context
23until an arrow pierces his liver; as a bird hurries to the snare, and does not know that his soul is at stake in it.
24 · This verse (above)
25Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.