Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 8:32-36

32Now therefore hearkenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085unto me, O ye childrenבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121:for blessedוְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗יve.'ash.ReiH835are they thatkeepיִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃yish.Mo.ruH8104my waysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.

33Hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085instructionמוּסָ֥רmu.SarH4148,and be wiseוַחֲכָ֗מוּva.cha.Kha.muH2449,and refuseתִּפְרָֽעוּ׃tif.Ra.'uH6544it not.

34Blessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835isthe manאָדָם֮'a.DamH120that hearethשֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫sho.Me.a'H8085me, watchingלִשְׁקֹ֣דlish.KodH8245dailyH3117at my gatesדַּ֭לְתֹתַיDal.to.taiH1817,waitingלִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רlish.MorH8104at the postsמְזוּזֹ֥תme.zu.ZotH4201of my doorsפְּתָחָֽי׃pe.ta.ChaiH6607.

35For whoso findethמֹ֭צְאִיMo.tze.'iH4672me findethמָצָ֣אmo.tze.'ei'H4672lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,and shall obtainוַיָּ֥פֶקvai.Ya.fekH6329favourרָ֝צ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522of Yhwhמֵיְהוָֽה׃me.Yah.wehH3068.

36But he that sinnethוְֽ֭חֹטְאִיVe.cho.te.'iH2398against me wrongethחֹמֵ֣סcho.MesH2554his own soulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315:all they that hateמְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗יme.san.'AiH8130me loveאָ֣הֲבוּ'A.ha.vuH157deathמָֽוֶת׃ פMa.vetH4194.

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