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Proverbs 2:1

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

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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, […אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…תִּקַּ֣חtiqachtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.אֲמָרָ֑יamarayanswerאֵמֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗יumitsotayand lawמִצְוָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.תִּצְפֹּ֥ןtitsponlurk privilyצָפַןverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “lurk privily”, an unfinished actionH6845to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurkesteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).אִתָּֽךְitakheamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee;

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American Standard Version (1901)

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

Young’s Literal Translation

My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

World English Bible

My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you,

Darby Translation

My son, if thou receivest my words, and layest up my commandments with thee,

Douay-Rheims

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my commandments with thee,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My son, if thou wilt receive the utterance of my commandment, and hide it with thee;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱὲ, ἐὰν δεξάμενος ῥῆσιν ἐμῆς ἐντολῆς κρύψῃς παρὰ σεαυτῷ,