Proverbs

Proverbs 5:18–19

18May your fountain be blessed,

and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth:

19A loving doe, a graceful fawn—

may her breasts satisfy you always;

may you be captivatedd by her love forever.

Footnotes

  • d 5:19 Or be led astray; also in verse 20

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Proverbs 5:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
May your fountainמְקוֹרְךָ֥mə·qō·wr·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH4726 spring, fountain
beיְהִֽי־yə·hî-Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
blessedבָר֑וּךְḇā·rūḵVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
and may you rejoiceוּ֝שְׂמַ֗חū·śə·maḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH8055 rejoice, be glad
in the wifeמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתmê·’ê·šeṯPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH802 woman, wife, female
of your youthנְעוּרֶֽךָ׃nə·‘ū·re·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH5271 youth, juvenility, young

Proverbs 5:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A lovingאֲהָבִ֗ים’ă·hā·ḇîmNoun - masculine pluralH158 love
doeאַיֶּ֥לֶת’ay·ye·leṯNoun - feminine singular constructH355 hind, doe
a gracefulחֵ֥ןḥênNoun - masculine singularH2580 favour, grace
fawnוְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת־wə·ya·‘ă·laṯ-Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH3280
may her breastsדַּ֭דֶּיהָdad·de·hāNoun - masculine dual construct; third person feminine singularH1717 breast
satisfy youיְרַוֻּ֣ךָyə·raw·wu·ḵāVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person masculine singularH7301 be saturated, drink one's fill
alwaysבְכָל־ḇə·ḵāl-Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
may you be captivatedתִּשְׁגֶּ֥הtiš·gehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7686 go astray, err
by her loveבְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּbə·’a·hă·ḇā·ṯāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH160 love
foreverתָמִֽיד׃ṯā·mîḏAdverbH8548 continuity

Cross-references

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Proverbs 5:18 Ecclesiastes 9:9 · Malachi 2:14–15 · Song of Solomon 4:15 · Song of Solomon 4:12

Proverbs 5:19 Song of Solomon 7:3 · Song of Solomon 4:5 · Song of Solomon 2:9 · Song of Solomon 8:14 · Proverbs 5:15 · Song of Solomon 2:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.