King James Version
Proverbs 8:4 in the King James Version says “Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 8 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.”
Proverbs 8:4 · KJV
She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Unto you O men”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“I call”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“is to the sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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