New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 4:1-4

1Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085, Osonsבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121, theinstructionמ֣וּסַרMu.sarH4148of a fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1, AndgiveH7181attentionH7181that you maygainלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998,

2For I giveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414yousoundט֭וֹבTovH2896teachingלֶ֣קַחLe.kachH3948;Do not abandonתַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ta.'a.ZouH5800myinstructionתּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗יto.ra.TiH8451.

3Whenכִּי־ki-H3588I was a sonבֵ֭ןvenH1121to my fatherלְאָבִ֑יle.'a.ViH1,Tenderרַ֥ךְrakhH7390andthe onlyוְ֝יָחִ֗ידve.ya.ChidH3173sonH3173in the sightלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of my motherאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517,

4Then hetaughtוַיֹּרֵ֗נִיvai.yo.Re.niH3384me and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Let your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820holdיִֽתְמָךְ־yit.mokh-H8551fastH8551my wordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697;Keepשְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and liveוֶֽחְיֵֽה׃Vech.YehH2421;

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