New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 20:27-30

27Thespiritנִשְׁמַ֣תnish.MatH5397of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120is the lampנֵ֣רnerH5216of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068,Searchingחֹ֝פֵ֗שׂcho.FesH2664allכָּל־kol-H3605theinnermostH2315partsH2315of his beingבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.

28Loyaltyחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617andtruthוֶ֭אֱמֶתVe.'e.metH571preserveיִצְּרוּ־yi.tze.ru-H5341the kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,And he upholdsוְסָעַ֖דve.sa.'AdH5582his throneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678byrighteousnessבַּחֶ֣סֶדba.Che.sedH2617.

29The gloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of youngבַּחוּרִ֣יםba.chu.RimH970menH970is their strengthכֹּחָ֑םko.ChamH3581, And thehonorוַהֲדַ֖רva.ha.DarH1926of oldזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205menH2205is their grayH7872hairשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872.

30Stripesחַבֻּר֣וֹתcha.bu.RotH2250that woundפֶּ֭צַעPe.tza'H6482scourH4838away evilבְּרָ֑עbe.Ra'H7451,And strokesוּ֝מַכּ֗וֹתu.ma.KotH4347reach theinnermostחַדְרֵי־chad.rei-H2315partsבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.

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