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Proverbs 5:1

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

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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, […לְחָכְמָתִ֣יlechakhematito wisdomחׇכְמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to wisdom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2451wisdom (in a good sense)skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.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.לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗יlitvunatito discretionתָּבוּןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to discretion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8394intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, capricediscretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.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 unto my wisdom; incline thine ear to my understanding;

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American Standard Version (1901)

My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:

Young’s Literal Translation

My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

World English Bible

My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding,

Darby Translation

My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding;

Douay-Rheims

My son, attend to my wisdom, and incline thy ear to my prudence.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My son, attend unto my wisdom; incline thine ear to my understanding;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My son, attend to my wisdom, and apply thine ear to my words;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱὲ, ἐμῇ σοφίᾳ πρόσεχε, ἐμοῖς δὲ λόγοις παράβαλλε σὸν οὖς,