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Proverbs 31:1

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.

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דִּ֭בְרֵיdivrecauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…לְמוּאֵ֣לlemuelLemuelלְמוּאֵלnoun, proper name — “Lemuel”H3927Lemuel or Lemoel, a symbolic name of SolomonLemuel.מֶ֑לֶךְmelekhkingמֶלֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.מַ֝שָּׂ֗אmasatributeמַשָּׂאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “tribute”, the ordinary formH4853a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desireburden, carry away, prophecy, [idiom] they set, song, tribute.אֲֽשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יִסְּרַ֥תּוּyisratvchastiseיָסַרverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “chastise”, a completed actionH3256to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instructbind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.אִמּֽוֹimvomotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The words of king Lemuel; the burden wherewith his mother corrected him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The words of king Lemuel; the oracle which his mother taught him.

Young’s Literal Translation

Words of Lemuel a king, a declaration that his mother taught him:

World English Bible

The words of King Lemuel—the revelation which his mother taught him:

Darby Translation

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him:

Douay-Rheims

The words of king Lamuel. The vision wherewith his mother instructed him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)