17 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.17",
"source": "הַ֥ט אָזְנְךָ֗ וּ֖שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֑ים וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ תָּשִׁ֥ית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃",
"text": "*haṭ* *'oznĕKā* and *šĕma'* *dibrê* *ḥăKāmîm*; and *libbeKā* *tāšîT* to *da'Tî*.",
"grammar": {
"*haṭ*": "verb, Hiphil imperative, masculine singular - incline/turn",
"*'oznĕKā*": "noun with pronominal suffix, feminine singular - your ear",
"*šĕma'*": "verb, Qal imperative, masculine singular - hear/listen",
"*dibrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of",
"*ḥăKāmîm*": "adjective used as noun, masculine plural - wise ones",
"*libbeKā*": "noun with pronominal suffix, masculine singular - your heart",
"*tāšîT*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will set/apply",
"to": "preposition, *lĕ* - to",
"*da'Tî*": "noun with pronominal suffix, feminine singular - my knowledge"
},
"variants": {
"*haṭ*": "incline/turn/bend",
"*'oznĕKā*": "your ear/your hearing",
"*šĕma'*": "hear/listen to/obey",
"*dibrê*": "words of/sayings of/matters of",
"*ḥăKāmîm*": "wise ones/sages/skilled persons",
"*libbeKā*": "your heart/your mind/your inner self",
"*tāšîT*": "apply/set/place/direct",
"*da'Tî*": "my knowledge/my understanding/my insight"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.18",
"source": "כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "For *nā'îm* when *TišmĕrĕM* in *biṭneKā*; *yiKKōnû* *yaḥdāw* upon *śĕpāTeKā*.",
"grammar": {
"For": "conjunction, *kî* - for/because",
"*nā'îm*": "adjective, masculine singular - pleasant/delightful",
"when": "conjunction, *kî* - when/if",
"*TišmĕrĕM*": "verb with pronominal suffix, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you keep them",
"in": "preposition, *bĕ* - in",
"*biṭneKā*": "noun with pronominal suffix, feminine singular - your belly/inward part",
"*yiKKōnû*": "verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be established",
"*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together/at the same time",
"upon": "preposition, *'al* - upon/on",
"*śĕpāTeKā*": "noun with pronominal suffix, feminine dual - your lips"
},
"variants": {
"*nā'îm*": "pleasant/delightful/sweet/agreeable",
"*TišmĕrĕM*": "you keep them/you preserve them/you guard them",
"*biṭneKā*": "your belly/your inward parts/your inner being",
"*yiKKōnû*": "will be established/will be prepared/will be ready",
"*yaḥdāw*": "together/at once/all at the same time",
"*śĕpāTeKā*": "your lips/your speech/your words"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.19",
"source": "לִהְי֣וֹת בַּ֭יהוָה מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ הוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָ הַיּ֣וֹם אַף־אָֽתָּה׃",
"text": "To *hĕyôT* in *YHWH* *mibṭaḥeKā*; *hôda'TîKā* the-*yôm* even *'āTTāh*.",
"grammar": {
"To": "preposition with infinitive construct, *lihyôT* - to be",
"in": "preposition, *ba* - in",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD",
"*mibṭaḥeKā*": "noun with pronominal suffix, masculine singular - your trust",
"*hôda'TîKā*": "verb with pronominal suffix, Hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - I have made known to you",
"the-*yôm*": "definite article with noun, masculine singular - the day/today",
"even": "particle, *'ap* - even/indeed/also",
"*'āTTāh*": "independent personal pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you"
},
"variants": {
"*hĕyôT*": "to be/to become/to exist",
"*mibṭaḥeKā*": "your trust/your confidence/your security",
"*hôda'TîKā*": "I have made known to you/I have informed you/I have taught you",
"*yôm*": "day/time/today",
"*'āTTāh*": "you/yourself"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.20",
"source": "הֲלֹ֤א כָתַ֣בְתִּי לְ֭ךָ *שלשום **שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים בְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣ת וָדָֽעַת׃",
"text": "Have-not *KāTabTî* to-you *šālîšîm* in *mô'ēṣōT* and *dā'aT*?",
"grammar": {
"Have-not": "interrogative particle with negative particle, *hălō'* - have not/did not",
"*KāTabTî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have written",
"to-you": "preposition with pronominal suffix, *lĕKā* - to/for you",
"*šālîšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - thirty/officers/excellent things",
"in": "preposition, *bĕ* - in/with",
"*mô'ēṣōT*": "noun, feminine plural - counsels/advices",
"and": "conjunction, *wā* - and",
"*dā'aT*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge"
},
"variants": {
"*KāTabTî*": "I have written/I have recorded/I have inscribed",
"*šālîšîm*": "excellent things/choice sayings/thirty (things)/officers",
"*mô'ēṣōT*": "counsels/advices/plans/deliberations",
"*dā'aT*": "knowledge/insight/understanding"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.21",
"source": "לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗ קֹ֭שְׁטְ אִמְרֵ֣י אֱמֶ֑ת לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרִ֥ים אֱ֝מֶ֗ת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ פ",
"text": "To *hôdî'ăKā* *qōšṭ* *'imrê* *'emeT*; to *hāšîb* *'ămārîm* *'emeT* to *šōlĕḥeKā*.",
"grammar": {
"To": "preposition with infinitive construct, *lĕhôdî'ăKā* - to make known to you",
"*qōšṭ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - truthfulness of",
"*'imrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sayings of",
"*'emeT*": "noun, feminine singular - truth",
"to": "preposition with infinitive construct, *lĕhāšîb* - to return/respond",
"*'ămārîm*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of",
"*'emeT*": "noun, feminine singular - truth",
"to": "preposition, *lĕ* - to",
"*šōlĕḥeKā*": "verb with pronominal suffix, Qal participle, masculine singular - the one who sends you"
},
"variants": {
"*hôdî'ăKā*": "to make known to you/to inform you/to teach you",
"*qōšṭ*": "truthfulness/certainty/correctness",
"*'imrê*": "sayings of/words of/speeches of",
"*'emeT*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability",
"*hāšîb*": "to return/to answer/to reply/to report",
"*'ămārîm*": "words/statements/sayings",
"*šōlĕḥeKā*": "one who sends you/one who dispatches you"
}
}