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Proverbs 9:4

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,

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מִיmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.פֶ֭תִיfetifoolishפְּתִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “foolish”, the ordinary formH6612silly (i.e. seducible)foolish, simple(-icity, one).יָסֻ֣רyasurturnסוּרverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “turn”, a wish or indirect commandH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…הֵ֑נָּהhenahhitherהֵנָּהadverb — “hither”H2008hither or thither (but used both of place and time)here, hither(-to), now, on this (that) side, [phrase] since, this (that) way, thitherward, [phrase] thus far, to...fro, [phrase] yet.חֲסַרchasardestituteחָסֵרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “destitute”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2638lacking; hence, withoutdestitute, fail, lack, have need, void, want.לֵ֝֗בlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…אָ֣מְרָהamerahsayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לּֽוֹlvotoלּֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: As for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,

Young’s Literal Translation

'Who [is] simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,

World English Bible

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” As for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

Darby Translation

Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith,

Douay-Rheims

Whosoever is a little one, let him come to me. And to the unwise she said:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Whoso is foolish, let him turn aside to me: and to them that want understanding she says,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅς ἐστιν ἄφρων, ἐκκλινάτω πρὸς μέ· καὶ τοῖς ἐνδεέσι φρενῶν εἶπεν,