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Proverbs 1:24

Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

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יַ֣עַןyaanbecauseיַעַןconjunction — “because”H3282properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or causebecause (that), forasmuch ([phrase] as), seeing then, [phrase] that, [phrase] wheras, [phrase] why.קָ֭רָאתִיqaraticallקָרָאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “call”, a completed actionH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.וַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּvatmaenvand refuseמָאֵןconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and refuse”, the next action in the storyH3985to refuserefuse, [idiom] utterly.נָטִ֥יתִיnatitispreadנָטָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “spread”, a completed actionH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…יָ֝דִ֗יyadihandיָדnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […וְאֵ֣יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).מַקְשִֽׁיבmaqshivattendקָשַׁבverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “attend”, a verb used as a describing wordH7181to prick up the ears, i.e. hearkenattend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Because I have called, and ye have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man hath regarded;

Young’s Literal Translation

Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,

World English Bible

Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

Darby Translation

Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;

Douay-Rheims

Because I called, and you refused: I stretched out my hand, and there was none that regarded.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπειδὴ ἐκάλουνμ, καὶ οὐχ ὑπηκούσατε· καὶ ἐξέτεινον λόγους, καὶ οὐ προσείχετε·