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שִׁמְעוּshimvhearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “hear”, a commandH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…נָ֥אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.תוֹכַחְתִּ֑יtokhachticorrectionתּוֹכֵחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “correction”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8433chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)argument, [idiom] chastened, correction, reasoning, rebuke, reproof, [idiom] be (often) reproved.וְרִב֖וֹתverivotand causeרִיבconjunction, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “and cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7379a contest (personal or legal)[phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.שְׂפָתַ֣יsefataylanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.הַקְשִֽׁיבוּhaqshivvattendקָשַׁבverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “attend”, a commandH7181to prick up the ears, i.e. hearkenattend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Young’s Literal Translation
Hear, I pray you, my argument, And to the pleadings of my lips attend,
World English Bible
Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Darby Translation
Hear now my defence, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Douay-Rheims
Hear ye therefore my reproof, and attend to the judgment of my lips.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
But hear ye the reasoning of my mouth, and attend to the judgment of my lips.
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