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Proverbs 2:17

Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

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הַ֭עֹזֶבֶתhaozevetthe commit selfעָזַבdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the commit self”, a verb used as a describing wordH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.אַלּ֣וּףaluffriendאַלּוּףadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “friend”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH441familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle)captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox.נְעוּרֶ֑יהָneureyhayouthנָעוּרnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “youth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5271(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)childhood, youth.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בְּרִ֖יתberitconfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “confederacy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָeloheyhaGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.שָׁכֵֽחָהshakhechahforgetשָׁכַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “forget”, a completed actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That forsaketh the lord of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God:

Young’s Literal Translation

Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.

World English Bible

who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God;

Darby Translation

who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God;

Douay-Rheims

And forsaketh the guide of her youth,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That forsaketh the lord of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

of her who has forsaken the instruction of her youth, and forgotten the covenant of God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ ἀπολιποῦσα διδασκαλίαν νεότητος, καὶ διαθήκην θείαν ἐπιλελησμένη.