Proverbs

Proverbs 24:21

²¹My son, fear the LORD and the king,

and do not associate with the rebellious.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My son	בְּנִ֣י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
fear	יְרָֽא־	yə·rā-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3372 fear
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and the king	וָמֶ֑לֶךְ	wā·me·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
and do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
associate	תִּתְעָרָֽב׃	tiṯ·‘ā·rāḇ	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange
with	עִם־	‘i·mō·šō-	Preposition	H5973 with
the rebellious	שׁוֹנִ֑ים	šō·w·nîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8138 change

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.