Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 1:28 Interlinear

“ Then shall they call upon me but I will not answer they shall seek me early but they shall not find”

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Proverbs 1 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אָ֣ז	H227		at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore
2	יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי	H7121	Then shall they call	to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
3	וְלֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
4	אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה	H6030	upon me but I will not answer	properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
5	יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי	H7836	they shall seek me early	properly, to dawn, i.e., (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking
6	וְלֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
7	יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃	H4672	but they shall not find	properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

Proverbs 1:28 (current) Then shall they call upon me but I will not answer they shall seek me early but they shall not find