New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 6:20-23

20My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,observeנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341the commandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687of your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1And do not forsakeתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁti.ToshH5203theteachingתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of your motherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517;

21Bindקָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.RemH7194them continuallyתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548on your heartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820;Tieעָ֝נְדֵ֗ם'a.ne.DemH6029them aroundH5921your neckגַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khaH1621.

22When youwalkבְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀be.hit.hal.lekh.KhaH1980about,they will guideתַּנְחֶ֬הtan.ChehH5148you;When you sleepבְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָBe.sha.khe.be.khaH7901,they will watchתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104overעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you;And when you awakeH7019,they will talkתְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃te.si.Che.khaH7878to you.

23Forthe commandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687is a lampנֵ֣רnerH5216and theteachingוְת֣וֹרָהve.To.rahH8451is lightא֑וֹר'orH216;And reproofsתּוֹכְח֥וֹתtokh.ChotH8433for disciplineמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148are the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of lifeH2425

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