Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 23:13 Interlinear

“ Withhold from the child not correction for if thou beatest him with the rod he shall not die”

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Proverbs 23 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
2	תִּמְנַ֣ע	H4513	Withhold	to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
3	מִנַּ֣עַר	H5288	from the child	(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit
4	מוּסָ֑ר	H4148	not correction	properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
5	כִּֽי	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
6	תַכֶּ֥נּוּ	H5221	for if thou beatest	to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
7	בַ֝שֵּׁ֗בֶט	H7626	him with the rod	a scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
8	לֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
9	יָמֽוּת׃	H4191	he shall not die	to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

Proverbs 23:13 (current) Withhold from the child not correction for if thou beatest him with the rod he shall not die