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חַֽדַלchadalbe unoccupiedחָדַלverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be unoccupied”, a commandH2308properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idlecease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave (off), let alone, rest, be unoccupied, want.בְּ֭נִיbenisonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […לִשְׁמֹ֣עַlishmoato hearשָׁמַעpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to hear”, the to-form of the verbH8085to 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…מוּסָ֑רmusarchastisementמוּסָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “chastisement”, the ordinary formH4148properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraintbond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.לִ֝שְׁג֗וֹתlishgotto be ravishedשָׁגָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to be ravished”, the to-form of the verbH7686to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured(cause to) go astray, deceive, err, be ravished, sin through ignorance, (let, make to) wander.מֵֽאִמְרֵיmeimrefrom answerאֵמֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “from answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.דָֽעַתdaatcunningדַּעַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cunning”, the ordinary formH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Cease, my son, to hear instruction Only to err from the words of knowledge.
Young’s Literal Translation
Cease, my son, to hear instruction — To err from sayings of knowledge.
World English Bible
If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
Darby Translation
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction which causeth to stray from the words of knowledge.
Douay-Rheims
Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
A son who ceases to attend to the instruction of a father will cherish evil designs.
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