New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 2:1-6

1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,ifאִם־'im-H518you willreceiveתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947my wordsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561Andtreasureתִּצְפֹּ֥ןtitz.PonH6845my commandmentsוּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687withinאִתָּֽךְ׃'i.TakhH854you,

2MakeH7181your earאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241attentiveH7181to wisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֣הla.cha.khe.MahH2451,Inclineתַּטֶּ֥הta.TehH5186your heartלִ֝בְּךָ֗li.be.khaH3820to understandingלַתְּבוּנָֽה׃la.te.vu.NahH8394;

3For ifאִ֣ם'imH518you cryתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121for discernmentלַבִּינָ֣הla.bi.NahH998,Liftתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414your voiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963for understandingלַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗הla.te.vu.NahH8394;

4Ifאִם־'im-H518you seekתְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּהte.vak.She.nahH1245her assilverכַכָּ֑סֶףkha.Ka.sefH3701And searchתַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃tach.pe.Se.nahH2664for her as forhiddenH4301treasuresH4301;

5Thenאָ֗ז'AzH227you will discernתָּ֭בִיןTa.vinH995thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068And discoverתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672the knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430.

6Forthe Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068givesיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;From His mouthמִ֝פִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310comeknowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847and understandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394.

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