Proverbs 4:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃

Transliteration

ʾal-taʿazbehā wətišmərekā ʾĕhābehā wətiṣṣərekā

Grammar Details

*ʾal-taʿazbehā*: negative particle + imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular, qal + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - do not forsake her
*wətišmərekā*: conjunction + imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, qal + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and she will keep/guard you
*ʾĕhābehā*: imperative, masculine singular, qal + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - love her
*wətiṣṣərekā*: conjunction + imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, qal + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and she will protect/preserve you

Word Meanings

*taʿazbehā*: forsake/abandon/leave her
*tišmərekā*: keep/guard/watch over you
*tiṣṣərekā*: protect/preserve/keep you

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

2 Thess 2:10 : 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Prov 2:10-12 : 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;
Prov 4:21-22 : 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Eph 3:17 : 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

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