4 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.4.4",
"source": "וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֗י יִֽתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַ֥י לִבֶּ֑ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֽ͏ֶחְיֵֽה׃",
"text": "*wayōrēnî* *wayyōʾmer* *lî* *yitmāk-dəbāray* *libbeka* *šəmōr* *miṣwōtay* *weḥyê*",
"grammar": {
"*wayōrēnî*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, hiphil + 1st person singular suffix - and he taught me",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, qal - and he said",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*yitmāk-dəbāray*": "imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, qal + noun, masculine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - let retain/hold my words",
"*libbeka*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart",
"*šəmōr*": "imperative, masculine singular, qal - keep/observe",
"*miṣwōtay*": "feminine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my commandments",
"*weḥyê*": "conjunction + imperative, masculine singular, qal - and live"
},
"variants": {
"*yitmāk*": "let retain/hold/grasp/support",
"*dəbāray*": "my words/sayings/matters"
}
}