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Proverbs 4:4-13

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

10שְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'listenH8085בְּ֭נִיBe.niO son myH1121 H9020וְקַ֣חve.Kachand receiveH9002 H3947אֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.Raiwords myH561 H9020וְיִרְבּ֥וּve.yir.Buso they may increaseH9002 H7235לְ֝ךָ֗le.khafor youH9005 H9031שְׁנ֣וֹתshe.Notyears ofH8141חַיִּֽים׃chai.YimlifeH2416

11בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekh<in> [the] way ofH9003 H1870חָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahwisdomH2451הֹרֵתִ֑יךָho.re.Ti.khaI taught youH3384 H9031הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָhid.rakh.Ti.khaI led youH1869 H9031בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־be.ma'.ge.lei-in tracks ofH9003 H4570יֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sheruprightnessH3476

12בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָBe.lekh.te.khawhen walking youH9003 H1980 H9041לֹא־lo'-notH3808יֵצַ֣רye.Tzaranyone will hinderH3334צַעֲדֶ֑ךָtza.'a.De.khastep[s] yourH6806 H9021וְאִם־ve.'im-and ifH9002 H518תָּ֝ר֗וּץta.Rutzyou will runH7323לֹ֣אlo'notH3808תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ti.ka.Shelyou will stumbleH3782

13הַחֲזֵ֣קha.cha.Zektake holdH2388בַּמּוּסָ֣רba.mu.Saron <the> disciplineH9003 H4148אַל־'al-may notH408תֶּ֑רֶףTe.refyou let goH7503נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָni.tze.Re.hakeep herH5341 H9034כִּי־ki-forH3588הִ֥יאhi'sheH1931חַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.kha[is] life yourH2416 H9021

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