Proverbs

Proverbs 8:34

³⁴Blessed is the man who listens to me,

watching daily at my doors,

waiting at the posts of my doorway.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.