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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, […לִדְבָרַ֣יlidvarayto causeדָּבָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to 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…הַקְשִׁ֑יבָהhaqshivahattendקָשַׁבverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “attend”, a commandH7181to prick up the ears, i.e. hearkenattend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗יlaamarayto answerאֵמֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.הַטhatspreadנָטָהverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “spread”, a commandH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…אָזְנֶֽךָazenekhaearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd 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.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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American Standard Version (1901)
My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Young’s Literal Translation
My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,
World English Bible
My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings.
Darby Translation
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Douay-Rheims
My son, hearken to my words, and incline thy ear to my sayings.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
My son, attend to my speech; and apply thine ear to my words:
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