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Proverbs 4:1 Interlinear

“Hear ye children the instruction of a father and attend to know understanding”

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Proverbs 4 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	שִׁמְע֣וּ	H8085	Hear	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
2	בָ֭נִים	H1121	ye children	a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
3	מ֣וּסַר	H4148	the instruction	properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
4	אָ֑ב	H1	of a father	father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
5	וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ	H7181	and attend	to prick up the ears, i.e., hearken
6	לָדַ֥עַת	H3045	to know	to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
7	בִּינָֽה׃	H998	understanding	understanding

Proverbs 4:1 (current)Hear ye children the instruction of a father and attend to know understanding