Proverbs 2
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1
בְּ֭נִי אִם תִּקַּ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י תִּצְפֹּ֥ן אִתָּֽךְ
son my · if · to take · utterances my · and commandments my · to hide · with you
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2
לְהַקְשִׁ֣יב לַֽחָכְמָ֣ה אָזְנֶ֑ךָ תַּטֶּ֥ה לִ֝בְּךָ֗ לַתְּבוּנָֽה
to hear · to/for the wisdom · ear your · to stretch out · heart your · to/for the understanding
Septuagint runs longer here
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3
כִּ֤י אִ֣ם לַבִּינָ֣ה תִקְרָ֑א לַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלֶֽךָ
that · if · to/for the understanding · to call · to/for the understanding · to give · voice your
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4
אִם תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּה כַכָּ֑סֶף וְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִ֥ים תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה
if · to seek her · like/as the silver · and like/as the treasures · to search her
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5
אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת אֱלֹהִ֣ים תִּמְצָֽא
then · to understand · fear of · LORD · and knowledge of · God(s) · to find
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6
כִּֽי יְ֭הוָה יִתֵּ֣ן חָכְמָ֑ה מִ֝פִּ֗יו דַּ֣עַת וּתְבוּנָֽה
that · LORD · to give · wisdom · from mouth his · knowledge · and understanding
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7
וצפן יִצְפֹּ֣ן לַ֭יְשָׁרִים תּוּשִׁיָּ֑ה מָ֝גֵ֗ן לְהֹ֣לְכֵי תֹֽם
and to hide · to hide · to/for the upright · wisdom · shield · to/for walking · integrity
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8
לִ֭נְצֹר אָרְח֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְדֶ֖רֶךְ חסידו חֲסִידָ֣יו יִשְׁמֹֽר
to guard · ways of · judgment · and way of · faithful one his · faithful one his · to keep
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9
אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין צֶ֣דֶק וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗ים כָּל מַעְגַּל טֽוֹב
then · to understand · righteousness · and judgment · and uprightness · all of · track of · good
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10
כִּֽי תָב֣וֹא חָכְמָ֣ה בְלִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝דַ֗עַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ יִנְעָֽם
that · to enter · wisdom · in/at heart your · and knowledge · to/for soul your · to be pleasant
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11
מְ֭זִמָּה תִּשְׁמֹ֥ר עָלֶ֗יךָ תְּבוּנָ֥ה תִנְצְרֶֽכָּה
purpose · to keep · upon you · understanding · to guard you
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12
לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ רָ֑ע מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁ מְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת
to rescue you · from way · evil · from man · speaking · perverse things
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13
הַ֭עֹ֣זְבִים אָרְח֣וֹת יֹ֑שֶׁר לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת בְּדַרְכֵי חֹֽשֶׁךְ
the leaving · ways of · uprightness · to walk · in/at ways of · darkness
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14
הַ֭שְּׂמֵחִים לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת רָ֑ע יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת רָֽע
the joyful · to do · evil · to rejoice · in/at perverse things of · evil
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15
אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם עִקְּשִׁ֑ים וּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗ים בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם
which · ways their · crooked · and departing · in/at tracks their
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16
לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה
to rescue you · from woman · strange · from foreign · utterances her · to divide
Septuagint runs longer here
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17
הַ֭עֹזֶבֶת אַלּ֣וּף נְעוּרֶ֑יהָ וְאֶת בְּרִ֖ית אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ שָׁכֵֽחָה
the leaving · intimate of · youth her · and - · covenant of · God(s) her · to forget
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18
כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה אֶל מָ֣וֶת בֵּיתָ֑הּ וְאֶל רְ֝פָאִ֗ים מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ
that · to sink down · to · death · house her · and to · ghosts · tracks her
Septuagint runs longer here
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19
כָּל בָּ֭אֶיהָ לֹ֣א יְשׁוּב֑וּן וְלֹֽא יַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּ אָרְח֥וֹת חַיִּֽים
all of · entering her · not · to return · and not · to overtake · ways of · living things
Septuagint runs longer here
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20
לְמַ֗עַן תֵּ֭לֵךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ טוֹבִ֑ים וְאָרְח֖וֹת צַדִּיקִ֣ים תִּשְׁמֹֽר
for the sake of · to walk · in/at way of · good · and ways of · righteous · to keep
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21
כִּֽי יְשָׁרִ֥ים יִשְׁכְּנוּ אָ֑רֶץ וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים יִוָּ֥תְרוּ בָֽהּ
that · upright · to dwell · land · and complete · to remain · in/at her
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22
וּ֭רְשָׁעִים מֵאֶ֣רֶץ יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ וּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗ים יִסְּח֥וּ מִמֶּֽנָּה
and wicked · from land · to cut · and betraying · to tear away · from her
About this chapter
- 22 Verses
- 145 Hebrew words
- 95 Distinct lemmas
4 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 2:2, 2:16, 2:18, 2:19. Open any to read the two side by side.
Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →
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