Proverbs 5:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְֽלֹא־שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי בְּק֣וֹל מוֹרָ֑י וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י לֹא־הִטִּ֥יתִי אָזְנִֽי

Transliteration

And-not-šāmaʿtî in-qôl my-môrê and-to-my-mĕlammĕdê not-hiṭṭîtî my-ʾōzen

Grammar Details

*šāmaʿtî*: verb, qal perfect 1st person singular - I listened/obeyed
*qôl*: noun, masculine singular construct - voice of
*môrê*: noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my teachers
*mĕlammĕdê*: verb, piel participle masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my instructors
*hiṭṭîtî*: verb, hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I inclined/extended
*ʾōzen*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my ear

Word Meanings

*šāmaʿtî*: listen/hear/obey/understand
*qôl*: voice/sound/noise
*môrê*: teachers/instructors
*mĕlammĕdê*: instructors/those who teach me
*hiṭṭîtî*: incline/extend/stretch out/turn
*ʾōzen*: ear/hearing

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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

Luke 15:18 : 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight:
1 Thess 4:8 : 8 Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.
1 Thess 5:12-13 : 12 But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 13 and to esteem them exceeding highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
Heb 13:7 : 7 Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.

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