Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 22:17-21

17Bow downהַ֥טhatH5186thine earאָזְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,and hearוּ֭שְׁמַעU.she.ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the wiseחֲכָמִ֑יםcha.kha.MimH2450,and applyתָּשִׁ֥יתta.ShitH7896thine heartוְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ve.li.be.khaH3820unto my knowledgeלְדַעְתִּֽי׃le.da'.TiH1847.

18For it isa pleasant thingנָ֭עִיםNa.'imH5273if thou keepתִשְׁמְרֵ֣םtish.me.RemH8104them withinבְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָbe.vit.Ne.khaH990thee; they shall withalיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162be fittedיִכֹּ֥נוּyi.Ko.nuH3559in thy lipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.

19That thy trustמִבְטַחֶ֑ךָmiv.ta.Che.khaH4009may be in Yhwhבַּ֭יהוָהba.Yah.wehH3068,I have made knownהוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָho.da'.Ti.khaH3045to thee this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, even to thee.

20Have not I writtenכָתַ֣בְתִּיkha.Tav.tiH3789to theeH8032excellent thingsשָׁלִישִׁ֑יםshil.shomH7991in counselsבְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣תbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156and knowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847,

21That I might make thee knowלְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗le.ho.di.'a.KhaH3045the certaintyקֹ֭שְׁטְKo.shetH7189of the wordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561of truthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571;that thou mightest answerלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725the wordsאֲמָרִ֥ים'a.ma.RimH561of truthאֱ֝מֶ֗ת'e.MetH571to them that sendלְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ פle.sho.le.Chei.khaH7971unto thee?

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