Proverbs 2

A father exhorts his son to apply his heart to wisdom, treasure YHWH's commandments, and seek understanding to receive discernment, protection from wicked men, and deliverance from the forbidden woman.[1][3]

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Verse 1

my son my son if if / whether you will receive you will take my words my utterances and my commandments and my commands you treasure you will hide with you with you (feminine singular)

בְּ֭נִ/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC תִּקַּ֣ח 𐤕𐤒𐤇 tiqach you will receive you will take HVqi2ms אֲמָרָ֑/י 𐤀𐤌𐤓/𐤉 amaray my words my utterances HNcmpc/Sp1cs וּ֝/מִצְוֺתַ֗/י 𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕/𐤉 umitseotay and my commandments and my commands HC/Ncfpc/Sp1cs תִּצְפֹּ֥ן 𐤕𐤑𐤐𐤍 titsepon you treasure you will hide HVqi2ms אִתָּֽ/ךְ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itakhe with you with you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs

Verse 2

to give heed to cause attentive listening to wisdom to the wisdom your ear your ear incline you will cause to turn aside your heart your inner core to understanding to the discernment

לְ/הַקְשִׁ֣יב 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁 lehaqeshiv to give heed to cause attentive listening HR/Vhc לַֽ/חָכְמָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 lachakhemah to wisdom to the wisdom HRd/Ncfsa אָזְנֶ֑/ךָ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤊 azenekha your ear your ear HNcfsc/Sp2ms תַּטֶּ֥ה 𐤕𐤈𐤄 tateh incline you will cause to turn aside HVhi2ms לִ֝בְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekha your heart your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2ms לַ/תְּבוּנָֽה 𐤋/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 latevunah to understanding to the discernment HRd/Ncfsa

Verse 3

for for/because if if / whether for discernment to discernment you call you will call for understanding to the discernment you lift you will give your voice your voice

כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אִ֣ם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC לַ/בִּינָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤄 labinah for discernment to discernment HRd/Ncfsa תִקְרָ֑א 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀 tiqera you call you will call HVqi2ms לַ֝/תְּבוּנָ֗ה 𐤋/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 latevunah for understanding to the discernment HRd/Ncfsa תִּתֵּ֥ן 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen you lift you will give HVqi2ms קוֹלֶֽ/ךָ 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤊 qolekha your voice your voice HNcmsc/Sp2ms

Verse 4

if if / whether you seek her you will seek her as silver like silver and as hidden treasures and like the hidden hoards you search for her you diligently search her

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥/נָּה 𐤕𐤁𐤒𐤔/𐤍𐤄 tevaqeshenah you seek her you will seek her HVpi2ms/Sp3fs כַ/כָּ֑סֶף 𐤊/𐤊𐤎𐤐 khakasef as silver like silver HRd/Ncmsa וְֽ/כַ/מַּטְמוֹנִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤊/𐤌𐤈𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 vekhamatemonim and as hidden treasures and like the hidden hoards HC/Rd/Ncmpa תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂ/נָּה 𐤕𐤇𐤐𐤔/𐤍𐤄 tachepesenah you search for her you diligently search her HVqi2ms/Sp3fs

Verse 5

then at that time you will understand you will discern fear of awe-of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and knowledge of knowledge-of God mighty ones you will find you will find

אָ֗ז 𐤀𐤆 az then at that time HD תָּ֭בִין 𐤕𐤁𐤉𐤍 tavin you will understand you will discern HVqi2ms יִרְאַ֣ת 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕 yireat fear of awe-of HNcfsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/דַ֖עַת 𐤅/𐤃𐤏𐤕 vedaat and knowledge of knowledge-of HC/Ncfsc אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa תִּמְצָֽא 𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀 timetsa you will find you will find HVqi2ms

Verse 6

For for/because the LORD Yahweh Yahweh gives he will give wisdom wisdom from his mouth from his mouth knowledge knowledge-of and understanding and discernment

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יִתֵּ֣ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten gives he will give HVqi3ms חָכְמָ֑ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom wisdom HNcfsa מִ֝/פִּ֗י/ו 𐤌/𐤐𐤉/𐤅 mipiv from his mouth from his mouth HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms דַּ֣עַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge knowledge-of HNcfsa וּ/תְבוּנָֽה 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 utevunah and understanding and discernment HC/Ncfsa

Verse 7

and-he-stores-up and he hid away he-stores-up he hides for-the-upright to the upright ones sound-wisdom resourceful wisdom shield shield to-walkers to those walking integrity wholeness

ו/צפן 𐤅/𐤑𐤐𐤍 vtsfn and-he-stores-up and he hid away HC/Vqq3ms יִצְפֹּ֣ן 𐤉𐤑𐤐𐤍 yitsepon he-stores-up he hides HVqi3ms לַ֭/יְשָׁרִים 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 layesharim for-the-upright to the upright ones HRd/Aampa תּוּשִׁיָּ֑ה 𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤄 tushiyah sound-wisdom resourceful wisdom HNcfsa מָ֝גֵ֗ן 𐤌𐤂𐤍 magen shield shield HNcbsa לְ/הֹ֣לְכֵי 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤉 leholekhey to-walkers to those walking HR/Vqrmpc תֹֽם 𐤕𐤌 tom integrity wholeness HNcmsa

Verse 8

to guard to guard carefully paths journey-paths of justice judgment and way treading-path his saints his covenant-loyal one his saints his covenant-loyal ones he preserves he guards

לִ֭/נְצֹר 𐤋/𐤍𐤑𐤓 linetsor to guard to guard carefully HR/Vqc אָרְח֣וֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤕 arechot paths journey-paths of HNcbpc מִשְׁפָּ֑ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice judgment HNcmsa וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ 𐤅/𐤃𐤓𐤊 vederekhe and way treading-path HC/Ncbsc חסיד/ו 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃/𐤅 chsydv his saints his covenant-loyal one HAamsc/Sp3ms חֲסִידָ֣י/ו 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤅 chasidayv his saints his covenant-loyal ones HAampc/Sp3ms יִשְׁמֹֽר 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤓 yishemor he preserves he guards HVqi3ms

Verse 9

then at that time you will understand you will discern righteousness righteousness and justice and judgment and equity uprightnesses every entirety of path circular track of good good

אָ֗ז 𐤀𐤆 az then at that time HD תָּ֭בִין 𐤕𐤁𐤉𐤍 tavin you will understand you will discern HVqi2ms צֶ֣דֶק 𐤑𐤃𐤒 tsedeq righteousness righteousness HNcmsa וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 umishepat and justice and judgment HC/Ncmsa וּ֝/מֵישָׁרִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 umeysharim and equity uprightnesses HC/Ncmpa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc מַעְגַּל 𐤌𐤏𐤂𐤋 maegal path circular track of HNcmsc טֽוֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa

Verse 10

for for/because comes you will come wisdom wisdom into your heart your inner core and knowledge knowledge-of to your soul to your living self will be pleasant he will be pleasant

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC תָב֣וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo comes you will come HVqi3fs חָכְמָ֣ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom wisdom HNcfsa בְ/לִבֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤊 velibekha into your heart your inner core HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וְ֝/דַ֗עַת 𐤅/𐤃𐤏𐤕 vedaat and knowledge knowledge-of HC/Ncfsa לְֽ/נַפְשְׁ/ךָ֥ 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 lenafeshekha to your soul to your living self HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms יִנְעָֽם 𐤉𐤍𐤏𐤌 yineam will be pleasant he will be pleasant HVqi3ms

Verse 11

Discretion deliberate scheme will guard you guard over you upon you Understanding discernment will watch over you she will guard you

מְ֭זִמָּה 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤄 mezimah Discretion deliberate scheme HNcfsa תִּשְׁמֹ֥ר 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤓 tishemor will guard you guard HVqi3fs עָלֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha over you upon you HR/Sp2ms תְּבוּנָ֥ה 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 tevunah Understanding discernment HNcfsa תִנְצְרֶֽ/כָּה 𐤕𐤍𐤑𐤓/𐤊𐤄 tinetserekah will watch over you she will guard you HVqi3fs/Sp2ms

Verse 12

to deliver you to snatch you away from the way from the path of evil bad from the man from a man who speaks the one speaking perverse things distortions

לְ֭/הַצִּ֣ילְ/ךָ 𐤋/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤊 lehatsilekha to deliver you to snatch you away HR/Vhc/Sp2ms מִ/דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤌/𐤃𐤓𐤊 miderekhe from the way from the path HR/Ncbsa רָ֑ע 𐤓𐤏 ra of evil bad HAamsa מֵ֝/אִ֗ישׁ 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤔 meish from the man from a man HR/Ncmsa מְדַבֵּ֥ר 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 medaber who speaks the one speaking HVprmsa תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת 𐤕𐤄𐤐𐤊𐤅𐤕 tahepukhot perverse things distortions HNcfpa

Verse 13

who leave the abandoning ones the paths journey-paths of of uprightness uprightness to walk to go in the ways in the paths of of darkness darkness

הַ֭/עֹ֣זְבִים 𐤄/𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤉𐤌 haozevim who leave the abandoning ones HTd/Vqrmpa אָרְח֣וֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤕 arechot the paths journey-paths of HNcbpc יֹ֑שֶׁר 𐤉𐤔𐤓 yosher of uprightness uprightness HNcmsa לָ֝/לֶ֗כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to walk to go HR/Vqc בְּ/דַרְכֵי 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉 bedarekhey in the ways in the paths of HR/Ncbpc חֹֽשֶׁךְ 𐤇𐤔𐤊 choshekhe Ubushiku (Bemba) of darkness darkness HNcmsa

Verse 14

who rejoice the rejoicing ones to do to do or make evil bad rejoice they whirl in exultation in perversions in distortions of of evil bad

הַ֭/שְּׂמֵחִים 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤌 hasemechim who rejoice the rejoicing ones HTd/Aampa לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make HR/Vqc רָ֑ע 𐤓𐤏 ra evil bad HAamsa יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤋𐤅 yagilu rejoice they whirl in exultation HVqi3mp בְּֽ/תַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת 𐤁/𐤕𐤄𐤐𐤊𐤅𐤕 betahepukhot in perversions in distortions of HR/Ncfpc רָֽע 𐤓𐤏 ra-2 of evil bad HAamsa

Verse 15

whose that-which paths are their well-trodden routes crooked twisted ones and devious and turning-aside ones in their ways in their circular tracks

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose that-which HTr אָרְחֹתֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 arechoteyhem paths are their well-trodden routes HNcbpc/Sp3mp עִקְּשִׁ֑ים 𐤏𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤌 iqeshim crooked twisted ones HAampa וּ֝/נְלוֹזִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤍𐤋𐤅𐤆𐤉𐤌 unelozim and devious and turning-aside ones HC/VNrmpa בְּ/מַעְגְּלוֹתָֽ/ם 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕/𐤌 bemaegelotam in their ways in their circular tracks HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp

Verse 16

to deliver you to snatch you away from woman from her woman strange foreign from foreign from a foreign woman words-of-her her declarations she has made smooth she apportioned

לְ֭/הַצִּ֣ילְ/ךָ 𐤋/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤊 lehatsilekha to deliver you to snatch you away HR/Vhc/Sp2ms מֵ/אִשָּׁ֣ה 𐤌/𐤀𐤔𐤄 meishah from woman from her woman HR/Ncfsa זָרָ֑ה 𐤆𐤓𐤄 zarah strange foreign HAafsa מִ֝/נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה 𐤌/𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄 minakheriyah from foreign from a foreign woman HR/Aafsa אֲמָרֶ֥י/הָ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉/𐤄 amareyha words-of-her her declarations HNcmpc/Sp3fs הֶחֱלִֽיקָה 𐤄𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤒𐤄 hecheliqah she has made smooth she apportioned HVhp3fs

Verse 17

who forsakes the abandoning one companion clan chief of her youth her youthful years and and object-marker covenant binding agreement of her God her mighty ones forgets she forgot

הַ֭/עֹזֶבֶת 𐤄/𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤕 haozevet who forsakes the abandoning one HTd/Vqrfsa אַלּ֣וּף 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤐 aluf companion clan chief HAamsc נְעוּרֶ֑י/הָ 𐤍𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤄 neureyha of her youth her youthful years HNcbpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To בְּרִ֖ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant binding agreement HNcfsc אֱלֹהֶ֣י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤄 eloheyha Mulimu (Lozi) of her God her mighty ones HNcmpc/Sp3fs שָׁכֵֽחָה 𐤔𐤊𐤇𐤄 shakhechah forgets she forgot HVqp3fs

Verse 18

for for/because sinks down she sank down to toward death death her house her house and to and toward the dead Rephaim giants her paths her rounded paths

כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC שָׁ֣חָה 𐤔𐤇𐤄 shachah sinks down she sank down HVqp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מָ֣וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet death death HNcmsa בֵּיתָ֑/הּ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤄 beytah her house her house HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R רְ֝פָאִ֗ים 𐤓𐤐𐤀𐤉𐤌 refaim the dead Rephaim giants HNcmpa מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽי/הָ 𐤌𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤄 maegeloteyha her paths her rounded paths HNcmpc/Sp3fs

Verse 19

All entirety of who go to her those coming to her not not will return they will return nor and not attain they will cause to overtake paths journey-paths of of life lives

כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal All entirety of HNcmsc בָּ֭אֶי/הָ 𐤁𐤀𐤉/𐤄 baeyha who go to her those coming to her HVqrmpc/Sp3fs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יְשׁוּב֑וּ/ן 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅/𐤍 yeshuvun will return they will return HVqi3mp/Sn וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not HC/Tn יַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤂𐤅 yasigu attain they will cause to overtake HVhi3mp אָרְח֥וֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤕 arechot paths journey-paths of HNcbpc חַיִּֽים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim of life lives HNcmpa

Verse 20

so that in order that you will walk you will go in the way in a path of good men good ones and paths and well-trodden routes of of the righteous righteous ones you will keep you guard

לְמַ֗עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan so that in order that HR תֵּ֭לֵךְ 𐤕𐤋𐤊 telekhe you will walk you will go HVqi2ms בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 bederekhe in the way in a path HR/Ncbsc טוֹבִ֑ים 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 tovim of good men good ones HAampa וְ/אָרְח֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤕 vearechot and paths and well-trodden routes of HC/Ncbpc צַדִּיקִ֣ים 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 tsadiqim of the righteous righteous ones HAampa תִּשְׁמֹֽר 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤓 tishemor you will keep you guard HVqi2ms

Verse 21

for for/because the upright upright ones will dwell they will dwell in the land land and the blameless and whole ones will remain they will remain in it —

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC יְשָׁרִ֥ים 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 yesharim the upright upright ones HAampa יִשְׁכְּנוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤅 yishekenu will dwell they will dwell HVqi3mp אָ֑רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets in the land land HNcbsa וּ֝/תְמִימִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 utemimim and the blameless and whole ones HC/Aampa יִוָּ֥תְרוּ 𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤓𐤅 yivateru will remain they will remain HVNi3mp בָֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah in it HR/Sp3fs

Verse 22

but the wicked and lawbreakers from the earth from land will be cut off they will be cut off and the treacherous and those acting treacherously will be uprooted they will forcibly uproot from it from her

וּ֭/רְשָׁעִים 𐤅/𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 ureshaim but the wicked and lawbreakers HC/Aampa מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the earth from land HR/Ncbsa יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ 𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅 yikaretu will be cut off they will be cut off HVNi3mp וּ֝/בוֹגְדִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤁𐤅𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 uvogedim and the treacherous and those acting treacherously HC/Vqrmpa יִסְּח֥וּ 𐤉𐤎𐤇𐤅 yisechu will be uprooted they will forcibly uproot HVqi3mp מִמֶּֽ/נָּה 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤄 mimenah from it from her HR/Sp3fs

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