Proverbs 29:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest; Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יַסֵּ֣ר בִּ֭נְךָ וִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָ וְיִתֵּ֖ן מַעֲדַנִּ֣ים לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ פ

Transliteration

yassēr binḵā wî-nîḥeḵā wə-yittēn maʿădannîm lə-napšeḵā

Grammar Details

*yassēr*: piel imperative, masculine singular - discipline/chasten
*binḵā*: noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your son
*wî*: conjunction + 3rd masculine singular - and he will
*nîḥeḵā*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - give rest to you
*wə*: conjunction - and
*yittēn*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will give
*maʿădannîm*: noun, masculine plural - delights/pleasures
*lə*: preposition - to
*napšeḵā*: noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your soul

Word Meanings

*yassēr*: discipline/chasten/correct
*binḵā*: your son
*wî-nîḥeḵā*: and he will give you rest/and he will bring you comfort
*yittēn maʿădannîm*: will give delights/will bring pleasures/will provide joys
*lə-napšeḵā*: to your soul/to yourself

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 13:24 : 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
Prov 29:15 : 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom; But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
Prov 10:1 : 1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Prov 19:18 : 18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.
Prov 22:15 : 15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; [But] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Prov 23:13-14 : 13 Withhold not correction from the child; [For] if thou beat him with the rod, he will not die. 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, And shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.

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