Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 4:21 Interlinear

Let them not depart from thine eyes keep them in the midst of thine heart

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
2יַלִּ֥יזוּH3868Let them not departto turn aside , i.e., (literally) to depart, (figuratively) be perverse
3מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָH5869from thine eyesan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
4שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗םH8104keepproperly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
5בְּת֣וֹךְH8432them in the midsta bisection, i.e., (by implication) the center
6לְבָבֶֽךָ׃H3824of thine heartthe heart (as the most interior organ)

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