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Proverbs 24:32

Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.

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וָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣הvaechezehand beholdחָזָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and behold”, the next action in the storyH2372to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision ofbehold, look, prophesy, provide, see.אָ֭נֹכִֽיanokhimeאָנֹכִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.אָשִׁ֣יתashitapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “apply”, an unfinished actionH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.לִבִּ֑יlibicomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…רָ֝אִ֗יתִיraitiseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…לָקַ֥חְתִּיlaqachtitakeלָקַחverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “take”, a completed 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.מוּסָֽרmusarchastisementמוּסָרnoun, 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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:

Young’s Literal Translation

And I see — I — I do set my heart, I have seen — I have received instruction,

World English Bible

Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:

Darby Translation

Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:

Douay-Rheims

Which when I had seen, I laid it up in my heart, and by the example I received instruction.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Afterwards I reflected, I looked that I might receive instruction.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὕστερον ἐγὼ μετενόησα, ἐπέβλεψα τοῦ ἐκλέξασθαι παιδείαν.