Verse 21

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.6.21", "source": "קָשְׁרֵ֣ם עַל־לִבְּךָ֣ תָמִ֑יד עָ֝נְדֵ֗ם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*qāšrēm* upon-*libbəḵā* *tāmîd* *ʿāndēm* upon-*gargerōteḵā*", "grammar": { "*qāšrēm*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - bind them", "*libbəḵā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart", "*tāmîd*": "adverb - continually/always", "*ʿāndēm*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - tie them", "*gargerōteḵā*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your neck/throat" }, "variants": { "*qāšrēm*": "bind them/tie them", "*ʿāndēm*": "tie them/hang them", "*gargerōteḵā*": "your neck/your throat" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 3:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Proverbs.3.3", "source": "חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶ֗ת אַֽל־יַעַ֫זְבֻ֥ךָ קָשְׁרֵ֥ם עַל־גַּרְגְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָ כָּ֝תְבֵ֗ם עַל־ל֥וּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "*ḥesed* and-*ʾĕmet* not-*yaʿazbūkā* *qāšrēm* on-*gargərôtekā* *kātəbēm* on-*lûaḥ* *libbeka*", "grammar": { "*ḥesed*": "noun, masculine singular - lovingkindness/mercy", "*ʾĕmet*": "noun, feminine singular - truth/faithfulness", "*yaʿazbūkā*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - they will forsake you", "*qāšrēm*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - bind them", "*gargərôtekā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your neck/throat", "*kātəbēm*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - write them", "*lûaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - tablet of", "*libbeka*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart" }, "variants": { "*ḥesed*": "lovingkindness/mercy/steadfast love/covenant faithfulness", "*ʾĕmet*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability", "*yaʿazbūkā*": "forsake/abandon/leave", "*gargərôtekā*": "neck/throat", "*lûaḥ*": "tablet/board/plank", "*libbeka*": "heart/mind/inner self" } }
  • Prov 4:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Proverbs.4.6", "source": "אַל־תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃", "text": "*ʾal-taʿazbehā* *wətišmərekā* *ʾĕhābehā* *wətiṣṣərekā*", "grammar": { "*ʾal-taʿazbehā*": "negative particle + imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular, qal + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - do not forsake her", "*wətišmərekā*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, qal + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and she will keep/guard you", "*ʾĕhābehā*": "imperative, masculine singular, qal + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - love her", "*wətiṣṣərekā*": "conjunction + imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, qal + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and she will protect/preserve you" }, "variants": { "*taʿazbehā*": "forsake/abandon/leave her", "*tišmərekā*": "keep/guard/watch over you", "*tiṣṣərekā*": "protect/preserve/keep you" } }
  • Prov 4:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Proverbs.4.21", "source": "אַל־יַלִּ֥יזוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם בְּת֣וֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ׃", "text": "*ʾal-yallîzû* *mēʿênêkā* *šāmrēm* *bətôk* *ləbābekā*", "grammar": { "*ʾal-yallîzû*": "negative particle + imperfect (jussive), 3rd person masculine plural, hiphil - let them not depart", "*mēʿênêkā*": "preposition + feminine dual noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from your eyes", "*šāmrēm*": "imperative, masculine singular, qal + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - keep them", "*bətôk*": "preposition + masculine singular construct noun - in midst of", "*ləbābekā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart" }, "variants": { "*yallîzû*": "depart/deviate/turn aside", "*šāmrēm*": "keep/guard/preserve them", "*tôk*": "midst/middle/among", "*ləbābekā*": "your heart/mind/inner self" } }
  • Prov 7:3-4 : 3 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.3", "source": "קָשְׁרֵ֥ם עַל־אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ כָּ֝תְבֵ֗ם עַל־ל֥וּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "*qāšrēm* upon your *ʾeṣbĕʿōṯêḵā*, *kāṯḇēm* upon *lûaḥ* of your *libbêḵā*.", "grammar": { "*qāšrēm*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - bind them", "*ʾeṣbĕʿōṯêḵā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fingers", "*kāṯḇēm*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - write them", "*lûaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - tablet/board", "*libbêḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart" }, "variants": { "*qāšrēm*": "bind/tie/fasten them", "*lûaḥ*": "tablet/board/plate" } } 4 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.4", "source": "אֱמֹ֣ר לַֽ֭חָכְמָה אֲחֹ֣תִי אָ֑תְּ וּ֝מֹדָ֗ע לַבִּינָ֥ה תִקְרָֽא׃", "text": "*ʾĕmōr* to the *ḥāḵmāh*, my *ʾăḥōṯî* *ʾāt*, and *mōḏāʿ* to the *bînāh* *tiqrāʾ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾĕmōr*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - say", "*ḥāḵmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom", "*ʾăḥōṯî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my sister", "*ʾāt*": "pronoun, 2nd person feminine singular - you", "*mōḏāʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - kinsman/relative/acquaintance", "*bînāh*": "noun, feminine singular - understanding/discernment", "*tiqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall call" }, "variants": { "*mōḏāʿ*": "kinsman/relative/acquaintance/friend", "*bînāh*": "understanding/discernment/insight" } }
  • 2 Cor 3:3 : 3 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.3.3", "source": "Φανερούμενοι ὅτι ἐστὲ ἐπιστολὴ Χριστοῦ διακονηθεῖσα ὑφʼ ἡμῶν, ἐγγεγραμμένη οὐ μέλανι, ἀλλὰ Πνεύματι Θεοῦ ζωντος· οὐκ ἐν πλαξὶν λιθίναις, ἀλλʼ ἐν πλαξὶν καρδίας σαρκίναις.", "text": "*Phaneroumenoi* that *este* *epistolē* *Christou* *diakonētheisa* by us, *eggegrammene* not *melani*, but *Pneumati* *Theou* *zōntos*; not in *plaxin lithynais*, but in *plaxin kardias sarkynais*.", "grammar": { "*Phaneroumenoi*": "present passive participle, nominative plural masculine - being manifested/revealed", "*este*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you are", "*epistolē*": "noun, nominative singular feminine - letter/epistle", "*Christou*": "noun, genitive singular masculine - of Christ", "*diakonētheisa*": "aorist passive participle, nominative singular feminine - having been ministered/served", "*eggegrammene*": "perfect passive participle, nominative singular feminine - having been written/inscribed", "*melani*": "noun, dative singular neuter - with ink", "*Pneumati*": "noun, dative singular neuter - with/by Spirit", "*Theou*": "noun, genitive singular masculine - of God", "*zōntos*": "present active participle, genitive singular masculine - living", "*plaxin*": "noun, dative plural feminine - tablets/plates", "*lithynais*": "adjective, dative plural feminine - stone/made of stone", "*plaxin*": "noun, dative plural feminine - tablets/plates", "*kardias*": "noun, genitive singular feminine - of heart", "*sarkynais*": "adjective, dative plural feminine - fleshly/of flesh" }, "variants": { "*Phaneroumenoi*": "being made manifest/revealed/shown", "*epistolē*": "letter/epistle/written message", "*diakonētheisa*": "served/ministered to/attended to", "*eggegrammene*": "inscribed/written/engraved", "*melani*": "ink/black substance", "*Pneumati*": "Spirit/breath/wind", "*zōntos*": "living/alive/active", "*plaxin*": "tablets/plates/flat surfaces", "*lithynais*": "of stone/stony/made of stone", "*kardias*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*sarkynais*": "fleshly/of flesh/human" } }
  • Exod 13:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Exodus.13.16", "source": "וְהָיָ֤ה לְאוֹת֙ עַל־יָ֣דְכָ֔ה וּלְטוֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֣ין עֵינֶ֑יךָ כִּ֚י בְּחֹ֣זֶק יָ֔ד הוֹצִיאָ֥נוּ יְהוָ֖ה מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ ס", "text": "*wə-hāyāh* *lə-ʾôt* *ʿal*-*yādəkāh* *û-lə-ṭôṭāpōt* *bên* *ʿênêkā* *kî* *bə-ḥōzeq* *yād* *hôṣîʾānû* *YHWH* *mi-Miṣrāyim*", "grammar": { "*wə-hāyāh*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it shall be", "*lə-ʾôt*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - as a sign", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*yādəkāh*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix (paragogic he) - your hand", "*û-lə-ṭôṭāpōt*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural - and as frontlets", "*bên*": "preposition - between", "*ʿênêkā*": "noun, feminine dual construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*bə-ḥōzeq*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - with strength of", "*yād*": "noun, feminine singular - hand", "*hôṣîʾānû*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st common plural suffix - he brought us out", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*mi-Miṣrāyim*": "preposition + proper noun - from Egypt" }, "variants": { "*wə-hāyāh*": "and it shall be/and it will happen/and it will come to pass", "*ʾôt*": "sign/mark/symbol", "*ṭôṭāpōt*": "frontlets/phylacteries/symbols between the eyes", "*bə-ḥōzeq yād*": "with strength of hand/with a mighty hand/with power" } }
  • Deut 6:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.6.8", "source": "וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם לְא֖וֹת עַל־יָדֶ֑ךָ וְהָי֥וּ לְטֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין עֵינֶֽיךָ", "text": "And *ûqĕšartām* for-*ʾôt* upon-*yādeka* and *wĕhāyû* for-*ṭōṭāpōt* between *ʿênêka*", "grammar": { "*û-qĕšartām*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and you shall bind them", "*lĕ-ʾôt*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for a sign", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon", "*yādeka*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*wĕ-hāyû*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - and they shall be", "*lĕ-ṭōṭāpōt*": "preposition + feminine plural noun - for frontlets", "*bên*": "preposition - between", "*ʿênêka*": "dual noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes" }, "variants": { "*qĕšartām*": "bind them/tie them/fasten them", "*ʾôt*": "sign/mark/token", "*yād*": "hand/power/side", "*hāyû*": "be/exist/become", "*ṭōṭāpōt*": "frontlets/bands/phylacteries", "*ʿênayim*": "eyes/sight/appearance" } }