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Proverbs 28:9

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

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מֵסִ֣ירmesirturnסוּרverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “turn”, a verb used as a describing wordH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…אָ֭זְנוֹazenvoearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.מִשְּׁמֹ֣עַmishmoafrom hearשָׁמַעpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “from hear”, the to-form of the verbH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…תּוֹרָ֑הtorahlawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.גַּֽםgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.תְּ֝פִלָּת֗וֹtefilatvoprayerתְּפִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “prayer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8605intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymnprayer.תּוֹעֵבָֽהtoevahabominableתּוֹעֵבַהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “abominable”, the ordinary formH8441properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idolabominable (custom, thing), abomination.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer [is] an abomination.

World English Bible

He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Darby Translation

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Douay-Rheims

He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be as abomination.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even he has made his prayer abominable.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ ἐκκλίνων τὸ οὖς αὐτοῦ μὴ εἰσακοῦσαι νόμου, καὶ αὐτὸς τὴν προσευχὴν αὐτοῦ ἐβδέλυκται.

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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