King James Version

Proverbs 2:5

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

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אָ֗זazat which timeאָזadverb — “at which time”H227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, thereforebeginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.תָּ֭בִיןtavinunderstandבִּיןverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “understand”, an unfinished actionH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…יִרְאַ֣תyiratfearיִרְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “fear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3374fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence[idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְדַ֖עַתvedaatand cunningדַּעַתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and cunning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).אֱלֹהִ֣יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods 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.תִּמְצָֽאtimtsacomeמָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “come”, an unfinished actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

World English Bible

then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.

Darby Translation

then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, and find the knowledge of God.

Douay-Rheims

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε συνήσεις φόβον Κυρίου, καὶ ἐπίγνωσιν Θεοῦ εὑρήσεις.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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