In Proverbs 8 of Proverbs .
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
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קְחֽוּ ־ qechv take קְחֽוּ qechv take לָקַח verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “take”, a command H3947 to take (in the widest variety of applications) accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win. מוּסָרִ֥י musari chastisement מוּסָרִ֥י musari chastisement מוּסָר noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “chastisement”, the of-form, joined to the next word H4148 properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint bond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke. וְאַל ־ veal and not וְאַל veal and not אַל conjunction, particle, negative — “and not” H408 not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than. כָּ֑סֶף kasef money כָּ֑סֶף kasef money כֶּסֶף noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary form H3701 silver (from its pale color); by implication, money money, price, silver(-ling). וְ֝דַ֗עַת vedaat and cunning וְ֝דַ֗עַת vedaat and cunning דַּעַת conjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and cunning”, the ordinary form H1847 knowledge cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly). מֵחָר֥וּץ mecharuts from gold מֵחָר֥וּץ mecharuts from gold חֲרוּץ preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from gold”, the ordinary form H2742 properly, incised or (active) incisive; hence (as noun masculine or feminine) a trench (as dug), gold (as mined), a threshing-sledge (having sharp teeth); (figuratively) determination; also eager decision, diligent, (fine) gold, pointed things, sharp, threshing instrument, wall. נִבְחָֽר ׃ nivchar acceptable נִבְחָֽר nivchar acceptable בָּחַר verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “acceptable”, a verb used as a describing word H977 properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
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American Standard Version (1901) Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.
Young’s Literal Translation Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.
World English Bible Receive my instruction rather than silver, knowledge rather than choice gold.
Darby Translation Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold:
Douay-Rheims Receive my instruction, and not money: choose knowledge rather than gold.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) Receive my instruction, and not silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English Receive instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than tried gold.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Λάβετε παιδείαν καὶ μὴ ἀργύριον, καὶ γνῶσιν ὑπὲρ χρυσίον δεδοκιμασμένον·
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