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Proverbs 4:3-9

3כִּי־ki-ifH3588בֵ֭ןvena sonH1121הָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiI wasH1961לְאָבִ֑יle.'a.Viof father myH9005 H1 H9020רַ֥ךְrakhtenderH7390וְ֝יָחִ֗ידve.ya.Chidand only [child]H9002 H3173לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH9005 H6440אִמִּֽי׃'i.Mimother myH517 H9020

4וַיֹּרֵ֗נִיvai.yo.Re.niand he taught meH9001 H3384 H9030וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001 H559לִ֗יLito meH9005 H9030יִֽתְמָךְ־yit.mokh-let it hold fast toH8551דְּבָרַ֥יde.va.Raiwords myH1697 H9020לִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaheart yourH3820 H9021שְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorkeepH8104מִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.Taicommandments myH4687 H9020וֶֽחְיֵֽה׃Vech.Yehand liveH9002 H2421

5קְנֵ֣הke.NehacquireH7069חָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahwisdomH2451קְנֵ֣הke.NehacquireH7069בִינָ֑הvi.NahunderstandingH998אַל־'al-may notH408תִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.Kachyou forgetH7911וְאַל־ve.'al-and may notH9002 H408תֵּ֝֗טTetyou turn asideH5186מֵֽאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-from [the] utterances ofH9006 H561פִֽי׃Fimouth myH6310 H9020

6אַל־'al-may notH408תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָta.'az.Ve.hayou abandon herH5800 H9034וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּve.tish.me.Re.kaand she will keep youH9002 H8104 H9031אֱהָבֶ֥הָ'e.ha.Ve.halove herH157 H9034וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃ve.ti.tze.Re.kaand she will guard youH9002 H5341 H9031

7רֵאשִׁ֣יתre.Shit[is] firstH7225חָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahwisdomH2451קְנֵ֣הke.NehacquireH7069חָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahwisdomH2451וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-and by allH9002 H9003 H3605קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗kin.ya.ne.chaacquisition yourH7075 H9021קְנֵ֣הke.NehacquireH7069בִינָֽה׃vi.NahunderstandingH998

8סַלְסְלֶ֥הָsal.se.Le.haesteem herH5549 H9034וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּu.te.ro.Me.kaand she will exalt youH9002 H7311 H9031תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָte.kha.Be.de.khashe will honor youH3513 H9031כִּ֣יkiifH3588תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃te.chab.be.Ke.nahyou will embrace herH2263 H9034

9תִּתֵּ֣ןti.Tenshe will putH5414לְ֭רֹאשְׁךָLe.ro.she.khato head yourH9005 H7218 H9021לִוְיַת־liv.yat-a wreath ofH3880חֵ֑ןChengraceH2580עֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.reta crown ofH5850תִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retbeautyH8597תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃te.ma.ge.Ne.kashe will give youH4042 H9031

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