Proverbs 4:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃

Transliteration

ʾal-taʿazbehā wətišmərekā ʾĕhābehā wətiṣṣərekā

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*taʿazbehā*: forsake/abandon/leave her
*tišmərekā*: keep/guard/watch over you
*tiṣṣərekā*: protect/preserve/keep you

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

2 Thess 2:10 : 10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Prov 2:10-12 : 10 For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak perverse things;
Prov 4:21-22 : 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.
Eph 3:17 : 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

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