Proverbs 4:1
Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.This verse in the real world
In what words
- קָשַׁבqâshabto prick up the ears, i.e. hearken
- מוּסָרmûwçârproperly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
- יָדַעyâdaʻto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figurativel
- אָבʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- שָׁמַעshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,
- בֵּןbêna son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative re
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.