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Forכִּיwhoever finds meמֹצְאִיfindsמָצָאlife,חַיִּיםandוַobtainsיָּפֶקfavorרָצוֹןfrom YHWH.מֵיְהוָה
Proverbs 8:35
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With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 8:35, word by word
- whoever finds meמֹצְאִmotsi
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “motsi” appears- lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- obtainsיָּפֶקyafek
obtain; succeed
To draw out, to obtain; to bring forth, to succeed. In the causative, to let something succeed or prosper.
Where else “yafek” appears- favorרָצוֹןratson
favor
The goodwill with which one looks on another.
Where else “ratson” appears- from 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
The context
34Happy is the man who listens to me, watching at my doors day by day, guarding the doorposts of my entrances.
35 · This verse (above)
36But whoever sins against me does violence to his own soul; all who hate me love death.”