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שִׁ֭מְעוּshimvhearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “hear”, a commandH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…נְגִידִ֣יםnegidimcaptainנָגִידnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH5057a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themescaptain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.אֲדַבֵּ֑רadaberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “speak”, an unfinished actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.וּמִפְתַּ֥חumiftachand openingמִפְתָּחconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and opening”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4669an aperture, i.e. (figuratively) utteranceopening.שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יsefataylanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.מֵישָׁרִֽיםmeysharimagreementמֵישָׁרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “agreement”, the ordinary formH4339evenness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity or concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) rectitude (only in plural with singular sense; often adverbially)agreement, aright, that are equal, equity, (things that are) right(-eously, things), sweetly, upright(-ly, -ness).
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Hear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Young’s Literal Translation
Hearken, for noble things I speak, And the opening of my lips [is] uprightness.
World English Bible
Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.
Darby Translation
Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Douay-Rheims
Hear, for I will speak of great things: and my lips shall be opened to preach right things.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
Hearken to me; for I will speak solemn truths ; and will produce right sayings from my lips.
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