Revised Version 1895

Proverbs 30:1-9

1Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֤י׀div.ReiH1697ofAgurאָג֥וּר'a.GurH94thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofJakehיָקֶ֗הya.KehH3348; theoracleנְאֻ֣םne.'UmH5002. Themanהַ֭גֶּבֶרHa.ge.verH1397saith untoIthielלְאִֽיתִיאֵ֑לle.'i.ti.'ElH384, untoIthielלְאִ֖יתִיאֵ֣לle.'I.ti.'ElH384andUcalוְאֻכָֽל׃ve.'u.KhalH401:

2Surelyכִּ֤יkiH3588I ammoreH3808brutishthanH3808anyH376manH376, and havenotH3808theunderstandingבִינַ֖תvi.NatH998of amanH376:

3And I havenotH3808learnedלָמַ֥דְתִּיla.Mad.tiH3925wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,neitherH3808have I theknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of theHolyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918One.

4Who hathascendedH5927upH5927intoH776heavenשָׁמַ֨יִם׀sha.Ma.yimH8064, anddescendedוַיֵּרַ֡דvai.ye.RadH3381? who hathgatheredאָֽסַף־'a.saf-H622thewindר֨וּחַ׀Ru.achH7307in hisfistsבְּחָפְנָ֡יוbe.cha.fe.NavH2651? who hath bound thewatersמַ֨יִם׀Ma.yimH4325in hisgarmentבַּשִּׂמְלָ֗הba.sim.LahH8071? who hathestablishedהֵקִ֣יםhe.KimH6965allכָּל־kol-H3605theendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?whatמַה־mah-H4100is hisnameשְּׁמ֥וֹshe.MoH8034, andwhatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100is hisson’sבְּ֝נ֗וֹbe.NoH1121nameשֶּׁם־shem-H8034,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588thou knowest?

5Everyכָּל־kol-H3605wordאִמְרַ֣ת'im.RatH565ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433istriedצְרוּפָ֑הtze.ru.FahH6884: he is ashieldמָגֵ֥ןma.GenH4043unto them that trust in him.

6Addתּ֥וֹסְףְּTospH3254thounotאַל־'al-H408unto hiswordsדְּבָרָ֑יוde.va.RavH1697,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hereproveיוֹכִ֖יחַyo.Khi.achH3198thee, and thou be found aliarוְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃ פve.nikh.Za.ve.taH3576.

7Twoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147things have Iaskedשָׁאַ֣לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592of thee;denyתִּמְנַ֥עtim.Na'H4513meמִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.niH4480themnotאַל־'al-H408beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962Idieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191:

8RemoveH7368farהַרְחֵ֬קhar.ChekH7368frommeH5414vanityשָׁ֤וְא׀shav'H7723andliesכָּזָ֡בka.ZavH3577:giveתִּֽתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meH5414neitherH408povertyרֵ֣אשׁreshH7389norH408richesוָ֭עֹשֶׁרVa.'o.sherH6239;feedהַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִיhat.ri.Fe.niH2963meH5414with thefoodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899that is needful formeH5414:

9Lestפֶּ֥ןpenH6435I befullאֶשְׂבַּ֨ע׀'es.Ba'H7646, anddenyוְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮ve.khi.chash.TiH3584thee, andsayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, Who is theLORDיְה֫וָ֥הYah.wehH3068? orlestוּפֶֽן־u.fen-H6435I bepoorאִוָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.va.ReshH3423, andstealוְגָנַ֑בְתִּיve.ga.Nav.tiH1589, and use profanely thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃ פ'e.lo.HaiH430.

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