Proverbs 2:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַ֭עֹזֶבֶת אַלּ֣וּף נְעוּרֶ֑יהָ וְאֶת־בְּרִ֖ית אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ שָׁכֵֽחָה׃

Transliteration

the-ʿōzеḇеṯ ʾallûf nəʿûrеhā and-ʾеṯ-bərîṯ ʾĕlōhеhā šāḵēḥāh

Grammar Details

*ʿōzеḇеṯ*: verb, qal participle feminine singular - who forsakes
*ʾallûf*: noun, masculine singular construct - companion of
*nəʿûrеhā*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her youth
*ʾеṯ*: direct object marker
*bərîṯ*: noun, feminine singular construct - covenant of
*ʾĕlōhеhā*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her God
*šāḵēḥāh*: verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she has forgotten

Word Meanings

*ʿōzеḇеṯ*: forsaking/abandoning/leaving
*ʾallûf*: companion/friend/husband/chief
*nəʿûrеhā*: her youth/her early life
*bərîṯ*: covenant/agreement/alliance
*šāḵēḥāh*: forgotten/ignored

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Jer 3:4 : 4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?
Ezek 16:8 : 8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.
Ezek 16:59-60 : 59 For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant. 60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.
Prov 5:18 : 18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Mal 2:14-16 : 14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. 15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. 16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

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