Proverbs

Proverbs 8:32–36

³²Now therefore, my sons, listen to me,

for blessed are those who keep my ways.

³³Listen to instruction and be wise;

do not ignore it.

³⁴Blessed is the man who listens to me,

watching daily at my doors,

waiting at the posts of my doorway.

³⁵For whoever finds me finds life

and obtains the favor of the LORD.

³⁶But he who fails to find me harms himself;

all who hate me love death.”

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now therefore	וְעַתָּ֣ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
my sons	בָ֭נִים	ḇā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
listen	שִׁמְעוּ־	šim·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
to me	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
for blessed	וְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗י	wə·’aš·rê	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H835 happiness, blessedness
are those who keep	יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃	yiš·mō·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
my ways	דְּרָכַ֥י	də·rā·ḵay	Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Listen	שִׁמְע֖וּ	šim·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
to instruction	מוּסָ֥ר	mū·sār	Noun - masculine singular	H4148 discipline
and be wise	וַחֲכָ֗מוּ	wa·ḥă·ḵā·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2449 be wise
do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
ignore it	תִּפְרָֽעוּ׃	tip̄·rā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6544 act as leader, lead (?)

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Blessed	אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי	’aš·rê	Interjection	H835 happiness, blessedness
is the man	אָדָם֮	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who listens	שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫	šō·mê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8085 hear
to me	לִ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
watching	לִשְׁקֹ֣ד	liš·qōḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8245 watch, wake
daily	י֤וֹם׀	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
my doors	דַּ֭לְתֹתַי	dal·ṯō·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H1817 door
waiting	לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר	liš·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
at the posts	מְזוּזֹ֥ת	mə·zū·zōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4201 door-post, gate-post
of my doorway	פְּתָחָֽי׃	pə·ṯā·ḥāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
whoever finds me	מֹ֭צְאִי	mō·ṣə·’î	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
finds	מֹצְאֵי	mō·ṣə·ʾē	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
life	חַיִּ֑ים	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
and obtains	וַיָּ֥פֶק	way·yā·p̄eq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6329 bring out, furnish, promote
the favor	רָ֝צ֗וֹן	rā·ṣō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will
of the LORD	מֵיְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But he who fails to find me	וְֽ֭חֹטְאִי	wə·ḥō·ṭə·’î	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2398 miss
harms	חֹמֵ֣ס	ḥō·mês	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2554 treat violently, wrong
himself	נַפְשׁ֑וֹ	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who hate me	מְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗י	mə·śan·’ay	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8130 hate
love	אָ֣הֲבוּ	’ā·hă·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H157 love
death	מָֽוֶת׃פ	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death