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Proverbs 3:1

My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

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בְּ֭נִיbenisonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […תּוֹרָתִ֣יtoratilawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּשְׁכָּ֑חtishkachforgetשָׁכַחverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “forget”, a wish or indirect commandH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗יumitsotayand lawמִצְוָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.יִצֹּ֥רyitsorbesiegedנָצַרverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “besieged”, a wish or indirect commandH5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).לִבֶּֽךָlibekhacomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, 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]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My son, forget not my teaching; but let thy heart keep my commandments;

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American Standard Version (1901)

My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:

Young’s Literal Translation

My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,

World English Bible

My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

Darby Translation

My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;

Douay-Rheims

My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My son, forget not my teaching; but let thy heart keep my commandments;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My son, forget not my laws; but let thine heart keep my words:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱὲ, ἐμῶννομίμων μὴ ἐπιλανθάνου, τὰ δὲ ῥήματά μου τηρείτω σὴ καρδία·