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Proverbs 7:1

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

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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, […שְׁמֹ֣רshemorbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “beward”, a commandH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).אֲמָרָ֑יamarayanswerאֵמֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.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.תִּצְפֹּ֥ןtitsponlurk privilyצָפַןverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “lurk privily”, an unfinished actionH6845to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurkesteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).אִתָּֽךְitakheamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.

World English Bible

My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.

Darby Translation

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Douay-Rheims

My son, keep my words, and lay up my precepts with thee. Son,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

My son, keep my words, and hide with thee my commandments. a My son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; and fear none but him:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Υἱὲ φύλασσε ἐμοὺς λόγους, τὰς δὲ ἐμὰς ἐντολὰς κρύψον παρὰ σεαυτῷ· a Υἱὲ τίμα τὸν Κύριον καὶ ἰσχύσεις, πλὴν δὲ αὐτοῦ μὴ φοβοῦ ἄλλον·

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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