Proverbs 5:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּ֭נִי לְחָכְמָתִ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗י הַט־אָזְנֶֽךָ

Transliteration

My bĕnî to-my-ḥokmâ haqšîbâ to-my-tĕbûnâ haṭ-your-ʾōzen

Grammar Details

*bĕnî*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my son
*ḥokmâ*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person suffix - my wisdom
*haqšîbâ*: verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular - pay attention/listen attentively
*tĕbûnâ*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person suffix - my understanding/insight
*haṭ*: verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular - incline/extend/stretch out
*ʾōzen*: noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine suffix - your ear

Word Meanings

*ḥokmâ*: wisdom/skill/experience
*haqšîbâ*: listen attentively/pay close attention/be receptive
*tĕbûnâ*: understanding/discernment/intelligence/insight
*haṭ*: extend/incline/stretch out/turn

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Prov 22:17 : 17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
Prov 4:20 : 20 My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Prov 2:1 : 1 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
Prov 4:1 : 1 Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
Matt 3:9 : 9 and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Mark 4:23 : 23 If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Jas 1:19 : 19 Ye know [this], my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Rev 2:7 : 7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the {G3319} Paradise of God.
Rev 2:11 : 11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
Rev 2:17 : 17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but {G3361} he that receiveth it.
Rev 2:29 : 29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
Rev 3:6 : 6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
Rev 3:13 : 13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
Rev 3:22 : 22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.

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1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
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20My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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