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Proverbs 2

1Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121, if thou wiltreceiveתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947mywordsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561, andtreasureתִּצְפֹּ֥ןtitz.PonH6845mycommandmentsוּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687with thee;

2So that thouinclineלְהַקְשִׁ֣יבle.hak.ShivH7181thyearאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241towisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֣הla.cha.khe.MahH2451, andapplyתַּטֶּ֥הta.TehH5186thyheartלִ֝בְּךָ֗li.be.khaH3820tounderstandingלַתְּבוּנָֽה׃la.te.vu.NahH8394;

3Yea, if thoucriestתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121afterknowledgeלַבִּינָ֣הla.bi.NahH998, and liftestupתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414thyvoiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963forunderstandingלַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗הla.te.vu.NahH8394;

4If thouseekestתְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּהte.vak.She.nahH1245her assilverכַכָּ֑סֶףkha.Ka.sefH3701, andsearchestתַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃tach.pe.Se.nahH2664for her as for hidtreasuresוְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִ֥יםve.kha.mat.mo.NimH4301;

5Then shalt thouunderstandתָּ֭בִיןTa.vinH995thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andfindתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672theknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847ofGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430.

6For theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068givethיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451: out of hismouthמִ֝פִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310comethknowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847andunderstandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394.

7He layethupיִצְפֹּ֣ןve.tza.fanH6845soundwisdomתּוּשִׁיָּ֑הtu.shi.YahH8454for therighteousלַ֭יְשָׁרִיםLay.sha.rimH3477: he is ashieldמָ֝גֵ֗ןma.GenH4043to them thatwalkלְהֹ֣לְכֵיle.Ho.le.kheiH1980uprightlyתֹֽם׃TomH8537.

8Hekeepethלִ֭נְצֹרLin.tzorH5341thepathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941, andpreservethיִשְׁמֹֽר׃yish.MorH8104thewayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of hissaintsחֲסִידָ֣יוcha.si.dovH2623.

9Then shalt thouunderstandתָּ֭בִיןTa.vinH995righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664, andjudgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941, andequityוּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗יםu.mei.sha.RimH4339; and, everygoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896pathמַעְגַּל־ma'.gal-H4570.

10Whenwisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451enterethתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935into thyheartבְלִבֶּ֑ךָve.li.Be.khaH3820, andknowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847ispleasantיִנְעָֽם׃yin.'AmH5276to thysoulלְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥le.naf.she.KhaH5315;

11Discretionמְ֭זִמָּהMe.zi.mahH4209shallpreserveתִּשְׁמֹ֥רtish.MorH8104thee,understandingתְּבוּנָ֥הte.vu.NahH8394shallkeepתִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃tin.tze.Re.kahH5341thee:

12Todeliverלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337thee from thewayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of theevilרָ֑עRa'H7451man, from themanמֵ֝אִ֗ישׁme.'IshH376thatspeakethמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696perversethingsתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.KhotH8419;

13Wholeaveהַ֭עֹ֣זְבִיםha.'O.ze.vimH5800thepathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734ofuprightnessיֹ֑שֶׁרYo.sherH3476, towalkH3212in thewaysבְּדַרְכֵי־be.dar.khei-H1870ofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822;

14Whorejoiceהַ֭שְּׂמֵחִיםHa.se.me.chimH8056todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרָ֑עRa'H7451, anddelightיָ֝גִ֗ילוּya.Gi.luH1523in theperversenessבְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹתbe.tah.pu.KhotH8419of thewickedרָֽע׃Ra'H7451;

15Whosewaysאָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם'a.re.cho.tei.HemH734arecrookedעִקְּשִׁ֑ים'i.ke.ShimH6141, and they areperverseוּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗יםu.ne.lo.ZimH3868in theirpathsבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃be.ma'.ge.lo.TamH4570:

16Todeliverלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337thee from thestrangeזָרָ֑הza.RahH2114womanמֵאִשָּׁ֣הme.'i.ShahH802, even from theadulteressמִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmi.na.khe.ri.YahH5237whoflatterethהֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃he.che.Li.kahH2505with herwordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561;

17Whoforsakethהַ֭עֹזֶבֶתHa.'o.ze.vetH5800theguideאַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441of heryouthנְעוּרֶ֑יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271, andforgettethשָׁכֵֽחָה׃sha.Khe.chahH7911thecovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285of herGodאֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430.

18For herhouseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004inclinethשָׁ֣חָהSha.chahH7743todeathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194, and herpathsמַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ma'.ge.lo.Tei.haH4570to thedeadרְ֝פָאִ֗יםre.fa.'ImH7496.

19None thatgoבָּ֭אֶיהָBa.'ei.haH935to her returnagainיְשׁוּב֑וּןye.shu.VunH7725, neither do they takeholdיַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּya.Si.guH5381of thepathsאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734oflifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.

20That thou mayestwalkH3212in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofgoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896men, andkeepתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104thepathsוְאָרְח֖וֹתve.'a.re.ChotH734of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.

21For theuprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477shalldwellיִשְׁכְּנוּyish.ke.nu-H7931in thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, and theperfectוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549shallremainיִוָּ֥תְרוּyi.Va.te.ruH3498in it.

22But thewickedוּ֭רְשָׁעִיםU.re.sha.'imH7563shall be cutoffיִכָּרֵ֑תוּyi.ka.Re.tuH3772from theearthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, and thetransgressorsוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898shall be rootedoutיִסְּח֥וּyi.se.ChuH5255of it.

Commentaries on Proverbs 2

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