Proverbs

[John Reece]

Proverbs 8:32b

Text (BHS):

וְאַשְׁרֵי דְּרָכַי יִשְׁמֹרוּ

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

― and* blessed are those who** keep my ways.

*IBHS, p. 649, P. 39.2.1c).
**

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

וְעַתָּה (wᵉʿattā) : conj. וְ (wᵉ) + plural construct of אֶשֶׁר () : and blessed.
דְּרָכַי (dᵉrāḵay) : plural of דֶּרֶךְ (dereḵ) + pronominal 1 c.s. suffix : my ways.
יִשְׁמֹרוּ () : Qal imperfect 3 m.p. pausal vocalization of שָׁמַר () : [are] those who keep.

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Proverbs 8:33a

Text (BHS):

שִׁמְעוּ מוּסָר וַחֲכָמוּ

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

Listen to instruction and* become wise

*The logical connection is lexical, not grammatical (see 4:4).

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

שִׁמְעוּ () : Qal imperative 2 m.p. of שָׁמַע () : listen to.
מוּסָר () : instruction.
וַחֲכָמוּ () : conj. וְ (wᵉ) + Qal imperative 2 m.p. of חָכַם (ḥāḵam) : and be wise.

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Proverbs 8:33b

Text (BHS):

וְאַל־תִּפְרָעוּ

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

and do not flout it.*

*Either is gapped (cf. 13:18; 15:32), or, as is more probable, was dropped by homoioteleuton after the preceding final waw.

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

וְאַל (wᵉʾal) : conj. וְ (wᵉ) + negation אַל (ʾal) : and [do] not.
תִּפְרָעוּ () : Qal imperfect 2 m.p. pausal vocalization of פָרַע (p̱āraʿ) : and do not flout it.*

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Proverbs 8:34a

Text (BHS):

אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם שֹׁמֵעַ לִי

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

Blessed is the person who listens to me

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

אַשְׁרֵי () : plural construct of אֶשֶׁר () : blessed [is].
אָדָם (ʾāḏām) : the person.
שֹׁמֵעַ () : Qal participle of שָׁמַע () : who listens.
לִי (lı̂) : prep. לְ (lᵉ) + pronominal 1 c.s. suffix : to me.

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Proverbs 8:34b

Text (BHS):

לִשְׁקֹד עַל־דַּלְתֹתַי יוֹם יוֹם

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

keeping vigil at my doors day by day

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

לִשְׁקֹד () : prep. לְ (lᵉ) + Qal infinitive construct of שָׁקַד () : watching.
עַל (ʿal) : at.
דַּלְתֹתַי (dalṯōṯay) : plural of דֶּלֶת (deleṯ) + pronominal 1 c.s. suffix : my doors.
יוֹם יוֹם () : day by day.

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Proverbs 8:34c

Text (BHS):

לִשְׁמֹר מְזוּזֹת פְּתָחָי

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

observing the doorposts of my doorways

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

לִשְׁמֹר () : prep. לְ (lᵉ) + Qal infinitive construct of שָׁמַר () : observing.
מְזוּזֹת () : plural construct of מְזוּזָה () : the doorposts of.
פְּתָחָי (pᵉṯāḥāy) : plural of פֶּתַח (peṯaḥ) + pronominal 1 c.s. suffix : my doorways.

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Proverbs 8:35a

Text (BHS):

כִּי מֹצְאִי מֹצְאֵי [מָצָא] חַיִּים

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

for the one who finds me finds* life

*Kethib (cf. LXX and Syriac) reads , but Qere reads mōṣᵉʾı̂ māṣāʾ, with little difference in meaning.

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

כִּי (kı̂) : conjunction for.
מֹצְאִי (mōṣᵉʾı̂) : Qal participle of מָצָא (māṣāʾ) + pronominal 1 c.s. suffix : the one who finds me.
מֹצְאֵי () : Qal perfect 3 m.s. (read [מָצָא]) : finds.
חַיִּים (ḥayyı̂m) : life.

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Proverbs 8:35b

Text (BHS):

וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהוָה

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

and so obtains* favor from the LORD

*The waw-consecutive continues the gnomic perfective (IBHS, p. 555, P. 33.3.1b) and probably should be understood as a logical consequence of the preceding statement (IBHS

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

וַיָּפֶק (wayyāp̱eq) : consecutive ו (waw) + Hiphil imperfect 3 m.s. of פּוּק () : and so obtains.
רָצוֹן () : favor.
מֵיְהוָה () : prep. מִן (min) + proper name : from Yahweh/the LORD.

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Proverbs 8:36a

Text (BHS):

וְחֹטְאִי חֹמֵס נַפְשׁוֹ

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

but the one who misses me is one who does violence against himself

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

וְחֹטְאִי (wᵉḥōṭᵉʾı̂) : conj. וְ (wᵉ) + Qal participle of חָטָא (ḥāṭāʾ) + pronominal 1 c.s. suffix : but [the] one who misses me.
חֹמֵס (ḥōmēs) : Qal participle of חָמַס (ḥāmas) : [is] one who does violence.
נַפְשׁוֹ () : noun נֶפֶשׁ () + pronominal 3 m.s. suffix : [against] himself.

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Proverbs 8:36b

Text (BHS):

כָּל־מְשַׂנְאַי אָהֲבוּ מָוֶת

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

all who hate me love death

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

כָּל (kol) : construct of כֹּל (kōl) : all.
מְשַׂנְאַי (mᵉśanʾay) : Piel m.p. participle of שָׂנֵא (śānēʾ) + pronominal 1 c.s. suffix : who hate me.
אָהֲבוּ () : Qal perfect 3 c.p. of אָהֵב (ʾāhēḇ) : love.
מָוֶת (māweṯ) : death.

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Proverbs 9:1a

Text (BHS):

חָכְמוֹת בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

Wisdom has built her house

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

חָכְמוֹת () : plural absolute of חָכְמָה (ḥoḵmāh) : wisdom.
בָּנְתָה (bānᵉṯāh) : Qal perfect 3 f.s. of בָּנָה (bānāh) : has built.
בֵיתָהּ () : noun בַּיִת (ḇayiṯ) + pronominal 3 f.s. suffix : her house.

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Proverbs 9:1b

Text (BHS):

חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָה

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

she has erected* its seven pillars.

*H and ḥLa Septuaginta en la investigacion contemporanea 5 Congreso de la IOSCSGKC #145h).

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

חָצְבָה (ḥāṣᵉḇāh) : Qal perfect 3 f.s. of חָצַב (ḥāṣaḇ) : she has hewn.*
עַמּוּדֶיהָ () : plural of עַמּוּד () + pronominal 3 f.s suffix : her pillars.
שִׁבְעָה () : numeral : seven.

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Proverbs 9:2a

Text (BHS):

טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ

Transliteration (Accordance):

ṭāḇᵉḥāh ṭiḇḥāh

Translation (Waltke):

She has slaughtered her animals*

*IBHS, p. 166, P. 10.2.1f).

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

טָבְחָה (ṭāḇᵉḥāh) : Qal perfect 3 f.s. of טָבַח (ṭāḇaḥ) : she has slaughtered.
טִבְחָהּ (ṭiḇḥāh) : accusative cognate after טָבַח (BDB) + 3 f.s. suffix : her slaughterings.

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Proverbs 9:2b

Text (BHS):

מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

she has mixed her wine

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

מָסְכָה (māsᵉḵāh) : Qal perfect 3 f.s. of מָסַךְ (māsaḵ) : she has mixed.
יֵינָהּ () : noun יַיִן (yayin) + pronominal 3 f.s. suffix : her wine.

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Proverbs 9:2c

Text (BHS):

אַף עָרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָהּ

Transliteration (Accordance):
Translation (Waltke):

and she has prepared her table

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

אַף (ʾap̱) : conjunction denoting addition (BDB) : also.
עָרְכָה (ʿārᵉḵāh) : Qal perfect 3 f.s. of עָרַךְ (ʿāraḵ) : she has set.
שֻׁלְחָנָהּ () : שֻׁלְחָן () + pronominal 3 f.s. suffix : her table.