1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,do notאַל־'al-H408forgetתִּשְׁכָּ֑חtish.KachH7911my teachingתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451,but let your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820keepיִצֹּ֥רyi.TzorH5341my commandmentsוּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687;
2forכִּ֤יkiH3588they will addיוֹסִ֥יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753to your daysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117,yearsוּשְׁנ֣וֹתu.she.NotH8141and peaceוְ֝שָׁל֗וֹםve.sha.LomH7965to your lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416.
3Neverאַֽל־'al-H408let loving devotionחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617or faithfulnessוֶאֱמֶ֗תve.'e.MetH571leave youיַעַ֫זְבֻ֥ךָya.'Az.Vu.khaH5800;bindקָשְׁרֵ֥םka.she.RemH7194themעַל־'al-H5921around your neckגַּרְגְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָgar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621,write themכָּ֝תְבֵ֗םka.te.VemH3789onעַל־'al-H5921the tabletל֥וּחַLu.achH3871of your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820.
4Then you will findוּמְצָא־u.me.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580and high regardוְשֵֽׂכֶל־ ט֑וֹבve.se.khel- TovH7922H2896in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and manוְאָדָֽם׃ פve.'a.DamH120.
5Trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982inאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820,and leanתִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃ti.sha.'EnH8172notאַל־'al-H408onוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413your own understandingבִּֽ֝ינָתְךָ֗bi.na.te.khaH998;
7Beתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961notאַל־'al-H408wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450in your own eyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;fearיְרָ֥אye.Ra'H3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and turn awayוְס֣וּרve.SurH5493from evilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.
8This will bringתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961healingרִ֭פְאוּתRif.'utH7500to your bodyלְשָׁרֶּ֑ךָle.sha.Re.khaH8270and refreshmentוְ֝שִׁקּ֗וּיve.shi.KuiH8250to your bonesלְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106.
9Honorכַּבֵּ֣דka.BedH3513אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068with your wealthמֵהוֹנֶ֑ךָme.ho.Ne.khaH1952and with the firstfruitsוּ֝מֵרֵאשִׁ֗יתu.me.re.ShitH7225of allכָּל־kol-H3605your cropsתְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃te.vu.'a.Te.khaH8393;
10then your barnsאֲסָמֶ֣יךָ'a.sa.Mei.khaH618will be filledוְיִמָּלְא֣וּve.yi.mal.'UH4390with plentyשָׂבָ֑עsa.Va'H7647,and your vatsיְקָבֶ֥יךָye.ka.Vei.chaH3342will overflowיִפְרֹֽצוּ׃ פyif.Ro.tzuH6555with new wineוְ֝תִיר֗וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492.
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