Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 2:2-13

2So that thou inclineלְהַקְשִׁ֣יבle.hak.ShivH7181thine earאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241unto wisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֣הla.cha.khe.MahH2451, andapplyתַּטֶּ֥הta.TehH5186thine heartלִ֝בְּךָ֗li.be.khaH3820to understandingלַתְּבוּנָֽה׃la.te.vu.NahH8394;

3Yea, if thou criestתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121after knowledgeלַבִּינָ֣הla.bi.NahH998, andliftest upתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414thy voiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963for understandingלַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗הla.te.vu.NahH8394;

4If thou seekestתְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּהte.vak.She.nahH1245her as silverכַכָּ֑סֶףkha.Ka.sefH3701,and searchestתַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃tach.pe.Se.nahH2664for her as forhid treasuresוְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִ֥יםve.kha.mat.mo.NimH4301;

5Then shalt thou understandתָּ֭בִיןTa.vinH995the fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and findתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672the knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430.

6For Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068givethיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451:out of his mouthמִ֝פִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310comethknowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847and understandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394.

7He layeth upיִצְפֹּ֣ןve.tza.fanH6845sound wisdomתּוּשִׁיָּ֑הtu.shi.YahH8454for the righteousלַ֭יְשָׁרִיםLay.sha.rimH3477: he isa bucklerמָ֝גֵ֗ןma.GenH4043to them that walkלְהֹ֣לְכֵיle.Ho.le.kheiH1980uprightlyתֹֽם׃TomH8537.

8He keepethלִ֭נְצֹרLin.tzorH5341the pathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,and preservethיִשְׁמֹֽר׃yish.MorH8104the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of his saintsחֲסִידָ֣יוcha.si.dovH2623.

9Then shalt thou understandתָּ֭בִיןTa.vinH995righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664,and judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941,and equityוּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗יםu.mei.sha.RimH4339; yea,every goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896pathמַעְגַּל־ma'.gal-H4570.

10When wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451enterethתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935into thine heartבְלִבֶּ֑ךָve.li.Be.khaH3820,and knowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847is pleasantיִנְעָֽם׃yin.'AmH5276unto thy soulלְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥le.naf.she.KhaH5315;

11Discretionמְ֭זִמָּהMe.zi.mahH4209shall preserveתִּשְׁמֹ֥רtish.MorH8104thee, understandingתְּבוּנָ֥הte.vu.NahH8394shall keepתִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃tin.tze.Re.kahH5341thee:

12To deliverלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337thee from the wayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451man,from the manמֵ֝אִ֗ישׁme.'IshH376that speakethמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696perverse thingsתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.KhotH8419;

13Who leaveהַ֭עֹ֣זְבִיםha.'O.ze.vimH5800the pathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of uprightnessיֹ֑שֶׁרYo.sherH3476,to walkH3212in the waysבְּדַרְכֵי־be.dar.khei-H1870of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822;

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