Proverbs 4:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭רֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת־חֵ֑ן עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃

Transliteration

tittēn lərōʾšəkā liwyat-ḥēn ʿăṭeret tipʾeret təmaggənekā

Grammar Details

*tittēn*: imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, qal - she will give
*lərōʾšəkā*: preposition + masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to your head
*liwyat-ḥēn*: feminine singular construct noun + masculine singular noun - wreath/garland of grace/favor
*ʿăṭeret*: feminine singular construct noun - crown of
*tipʾeret*: feminine singular noun - beauty/glory/splendor
*təmaggənekā*: imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular, piel + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - she will bestow/present/deliver to you

Word Meanings

*liwyat*: wreath/garland/ornament
*ḥēn*: grace/favor/charm
*tipʾeret*: beauty/glory/splendor/adornment
*təmaggənekā*: bestow/present/deliver/shield you

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 1:9 : 9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
Prov 3:22 : 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
Prov 16:31 : 31 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Isa 28:5 : 5 In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,
1 Tim 2:9-9 : 9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
Heb 2:7-9 : 7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: 8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.
1 Pet 3:4 : 4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Rev 3:21 : 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

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