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Proverbs 22:20

Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

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הֲלֹ֤אhalono , -r,לֹאparticle, interrogative, particle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…כָתַ֣בְתִּיkhatavtidescribeכָּתַבverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “describe”, a completed actionH3789to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).לְ֭ךָlekhatoלְ֭ךָpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toשלשוםshlshvmexcellent thingsשִׁלְשׁוֹםadverb — “excellent things”H8032trebly, i.e. (in time) day before yesterday[phrase] before (that time, -time), excellent things (from the margin), [phrase] heretofore, three days, [phrase] time past.שָׁלִישִׁ֑יםshalishiminstrument of musickשָׁלִישׁadjective, ordinal, masculine, plural, absolute — “instrument of musick”, the ordinary formH7991a triple, i.e. (as a musical instrument) a triangle (or perhaps rather threestringed lute); also (as an indefinite, great quantity) a three-fold measure (perhaps a treble ephah); also (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e. the highest)captain, instrument of musick, (great) lord, (great) measure, prince, three (from the margin).בְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣תbemoetsotin counselמוֹעֵצָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in counsel”, the ordinary formH4156a purposecounsel, device.וָדָֽעַתvadaatand cunningדַּעַתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and cunning”, the ordinary formH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

Young’s Literal Translation

Have I not written to thee three times With counsels and knowledge?

World English Bible

Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,

Darby Translation

Have not I written to thee excellent things, in counsels and knowledge,

Douay-Rheims

Behold I have described it to thee three manner of ways, in thoughts and knowledge:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And do thou too repeatedly record them for thyself on the table of thine heart, for counsel and knowledge.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ σὺ δὲ ἀπόγραψαι αὐτὰ σεαυτῷ τρισσῶς, εἰς βουλὴν καὶ γνῶσιν ἐπὶ τὸ πλάτος τῆς καρδίας σου.