22{
"verseID": "Proverbs.4.22",
"source": "כִּֽי־חַיִּ֣ים הֵ֭ם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑ם וּֽלְכָל־בְּשָׂר֥וֹ מַרְפֵּֽא׃",
"text": "*kî-ḥayyîm* *hēm* *ləmōṣəʾêhem* *ûləkāl-bəśārô* *marpēʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*kî-ḥayyîm*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun - for life",
"*hēm*": "3rd person masculine plural pronoun - they",
"*ləmōṣəʾêhem*": "preposition + masculine plural participle, qal + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to those finding them",
"*ûləkāl-bəśārô*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and to all his flesh",
"*marpēʾ*": "masculine singular noun - healing"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥayyîm*": "life/living",
"*mōṣəʾêhem*": "those finding/discovering/obtaining them",
"*bəśārô*": "his flesh/body/person",
"*marpēʾ*": "healing/health/cure/remedy"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Proverbs.4.23",
"source": "מִֽכָּל־מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תּוֹצְא֥וֹת חַיִּֽים׃",
"text": "*mikkāl-mišmār* *nəṣōr* *libbekā* *kî-mimmennû* *tôṣəʾôt* *ḥayyîm*",
"grammar": {
"*mikkāl-mišmār*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + masculine singular noun - above all guarding",
"*nəṣōr*": "imperative, masculine singular, qal - keep/guard",
"*libbekā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart",
"*kî-mimmennû*": "conjunction + preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - for from it",
"*tôṣəʾôt*": "feminine plural construct noun - outgoings of",
"*ḥayyîm*": "masculine plural noun - life"
},
"variants": {
"*mišmār*": "guarding/watch/guard post",
"*nəṣōr*": "keep/guard/preserve/watch",
"*tôṣəʾôt*": "outgoings/sources/boundaries/extremities"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "Proverbs.4.24",
"source": "הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּלְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃",
"text": "*hāsēr* *mimməkā* *ʿiqqəšût* *peh* *ûləzût* *śəpātayim* *harḥēq* *mimmekā*",
"grammar": {
"*hāsēr*": "imperative, masculine singular, hiphil - remove/put away",
"*mimməkā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from you",
"*ʿiqqəšût*": "feminine singular construct noun - crookedness/perversity of",
"*peh*": "masculine singular noun - mouth",
"*ûləzût*": "conjunction + feminine singular construct noun - and deviousness of",
"*śəpātayim*": "feminine dual noun - lips",
"*harḥēq*": "imperative, masculine singular, hiphil - put far",
"*mimmekā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from you"
},
"variants": {
"*hāsēr*": "remove/put away/turn aside",
"*ʿiqqəšût*": "crookedness/perversity/distortion",
"*ləzût*": "deviousness/perversion/dishonesty",
"*harḥēq*": "put far/remove far/distance"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "Proverbs.4.25",
"source": "עֵ֭ינֶיךָ לְנֹ֣כַח יַבִּ֑יטוּ וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "*ʿênêkā* *lənōkaḥ* *yabbîṭû* *wəʿapʿappêkā* *yayyšîrû* *negdekā*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿênêkā*": "feminine dual noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes",
"*lənōkaḥ*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - to straight ahead",
"*yabbîṭû*": "imperfect (jussive), 3rd person masculine plural, hiphil - let them look",
"*wəʿapʿappêkā*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your eyelids",
"*yayyšîrû*": "imperfect (jussive), 3rd person masculine plural, hiphil - let them look straight",
"*negdekā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before you"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿênêkā*": "your eyes/sight",
"*nōkaḥ*": "straight ahead/straight/in front",
"*yabbîṭû*": "look/gaze/consider",
"*ʿapʿappêkā*": "your eyelids/eyes",
"*yayyšîrû*": "look straight/make straight/direct"
}
}
26{
"verseID": "Proverbs.4.26",
"source": "פַּ֭לֵּס מַעְגַּ֣ל רַגְלֶ֑ךָ וְֽכָל־דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ׃",
"text": "*pallēs* *maʿgal* *raglekā* *wəkāl-dərākêkā* *yikkōnû*",
"grammar": {
"*pallēs*": "imperative, masculine singular, piel - make level/make straight",
"*maʿgal*": "masculine singular construct noun - path of",
"*raglekā*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your foot",
"*wəkāl-dərākêkā*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular + masculine plural noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and all your ways",
"*yikkōnû*": "imperfect (jussive), 3rd person masculine plural, niphal - let them be established"
},
"variants": {
"*pallēs*": "make level/make straight/weigh carefully",
"*maʿgal*": "path/track/way",
"*yikkōnû*": "be established/be prepared/be fixed/be firm"
}
}