King James Version

Psalms 34:11

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 34:12.

לְֽכוּlekhvcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “carry”, a commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…בָ֭נִיםvanimsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a 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, […שִׁמְעוּshimvhearשָׁמַעverb, 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…לִ֑יlitoלִ֑יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toיִֽרְאַ֥תyiratfearיִרְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “fear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3374fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence[idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֲלַמֶּדְכֶֽםalamedkhemteachלָמַדverb, piel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “teach”, an unfinished actionH3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)(un-) accustomed, [idiom] diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(34-12) Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

World English Bible

Come, you children, listen to me. I will teach you the fear of Yahweh.

Darby Translation

Come, ye sons, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

Unjust witnesses rising up have asked me things I knew not.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(34-12) Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Come, ye children, hear me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δεῦτε τέκνα, ἀκούσατέ μου, φόβον Κυρίου διδάξω ὑμᾶς.