Proverbs 4:3
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
Whenכִּי־ki-3588that, for, whena prim. conjunction
I was a sonבֵ֭ןven1121sona prim. root
to my father,לְאָבִ֑יle·'a·vi;1fatherfrom an unused word
Tenderרַ֥ךְrach7390tender, delicate, softfrom rakak
and the only sonוְ֝יָחִ֗ידve·ya·chid3173only, only one, solitaryfrom yachad
in the sightלִפְנֵ֥יlif·nei6440face, facesfrom panah
of my mother,אִמִּֽי׃im·mi.517a motherfrom an unused word
KJV Lexicon
For I was my father's
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
tender
rak  (rak)
tender; by implication, weak -- faint(-hearted), soft, tender (-hearted), one), weak.
and only
yachiyd  (yaw-kheed')
united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced) -- darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary.
beloved in the sight
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of my mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
New American Standard (©1995)
When I was a son to my father, Tender and the only son in the sight of my mother,

King James Bible
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

American King James Version
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

American Standard Version
For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

Darby Bible Translation
For I was a son unto my father, tender and an only one in the sight of my mother.

English Revised Version
For I was a son unto my father, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

Webster's Bible Translation
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

World English Bible
For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.

Young's Literal Translation
For, a son I have been to my father -- tender, And an only one before my mother.

משלי 4:3 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
כִּי־בֵ֭ן הָיִ֣יתִי לְאָבִ֑י רַ֥ךְ וְ֝יָחִ֗יד לִפְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃

משלי 4:3 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
כי־בן הייתי לאבי רך ויחיד לפני אמי׃

משלי 4:3 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
כי־בן הייתי לאבי רך ויחיד לפני אמי׃

משלי 4:3 Hebrew Bible
כי בן הייתי לאבי רך ויחיד לפני אמי׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
nam et ego filius fui patris mei tenellus et unigenitus coram matre mea

Beloved Child Father's Gentle Sight Tender

Beloved Boy Child Father's Gentle House Mother Sight Tender

Beloved Boy Child Father's Gentle House Mother Sight Tender

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