Proverbs

Proverbs 23:22

²²Listen to your father who gave you life,

and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Listen	שְׁמַ֣ע	šə·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
to your father	לְ֭אָבִיךָ	lə·’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
who	זֶ֣ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
gave you life	יְלָדֶ֑ךָ	yə·lā·ḏe·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
and do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
despise	תָּ֝ב֗וּז	tā·ḇūz	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H936 despise
your mother	אִמֶּֽךָ׃	’im·me·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H517 mother
when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she is old	זָקְנָ֥ה	zā·qə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2204 be or become old

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.