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Proverbs 2:17 Interlinear

“Which forsaketh the guide of her youth the covenant of her God and forgetteth”

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Proverbs 2 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	הַ֭עֹזֶבֶת	H5800	Which forsaketh	to loosen, i.e., relinquish, permit, etc
2	אַלּ֣וּף	H441	the guide	familiar; a friend, also gentle; and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)
3	נְעוּרֶ֑יהָ	H5271	of her youth	(only in plural collective or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
4	וְאֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
5	בְּרִ֖ית	H1285	the covenant	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
6	אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ	H430	of her God	gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
7	שָׁכֵֽחָה׃	H7911	and forgetteth	to mislay, i.e., to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention

Proverbs 2:17 (current)Which forsaketh the guide of her youth the covenant of her God and forgetteth