17{
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.17",
"source": "הַ֥ט אָזְנְךָ֗ וּ֖שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֑ים וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ תָּשִׁ֥ית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃",
"text": "*haṭ* *'oznĕKā* and *šĕma'* *dibrê* *ḥăKāmîm*; and *libbeKā* *tāšîT* to *da'Tî*.",
"grammar": {
"*haṭ*": "verb, Hiphil imperative, masculine singular - incline/turn",
"*'oznĕKā*": "noun with pronominal suffix, feminine singular - your ear",
"*šĕma'*": "verb, Qal imperative, masculine singular - hear/listen",
"*dibrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of",
"*ḥăKāmîm*": "adjective used as noun, masculine plural - wise ones",
"*libbeKā*": "noun with pronominal suffix, masculine singular - your heart",
"*tāšîT*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will set/apply",
"to": "preposition, *lĕ* - to",
"*da'Tî*": "noun with pronominal suffix, feminine singular - my knowledge"
},
"variants": {
"*haṭ*": "incline/turn/bend",
"*'oznĕKā*": "your ear/your hearing",
"*šĕma'*": "hear/listen to/obey",
"*dibrê*": "words of/sayings of/matters of",
"*ḥăKāmîm*": "wise ones/sages/skilled persons",
"*libbeKā*": "your heart/your mind/your inner self",
"*tāšîT*": "apply/set/place/direct",
"*da'Tî*": "my knowledge/my understanding/my insight"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.18",
"source": "כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "For *nā'îm* when *TišmĕrĕM* in *biṭneKā*; *yiKKōnû* *yaḥdāw* upon *śĕpāTeKā*.",
"grammar": {
"For": "conjunction, *kî* - for/because",
"*nā'îm*": "adjective, masculine singular - pleasant/delightful",
"when": "conjunction, *kî* - when/if",
"*TišmĕrĕM*": "verb with pronominal suffix, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you keep them",
"in": "preposition, *bĕ* - in",
"*biṭneKā*": "noun with pronominal suffix, feminine singular - your belly/inward part",
"*yiKKōnû*": "verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will be established",
"*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together/at the same time",
"upon": "preposition, *'al* - upon/on",
"*śĕpāTeKā*": "noun with pronominal suffix, feminine dual - your lips"
},
"variants": {
"*nā'îm*": "pleasant/delightful/sweet/agreeable",
"*TišmĕrĕM*": "you keep them/you preserve them/you guard them",
"*biṭneKā*": "your belly/your inward parts/your inner being",
"*yiKKōnû*": "will be established/will be prepared/will be ready",
"*yaḥdāw*": "together/at once/all at the same time",
"*śĕpāTeKā*": "your lips/your speech/your words"
}
}