Proverbs 6:20
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
My son,בְּ֭נִיbe·ni1121sona prim. root
observeנְצֹ֣רne·tzor5341to watch, guard, keepa prim. root
the commandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz·vat4687commandmentfrom tsavah
of your fatherאָבִ֑יךָa·vi·cha;1fatherfrom an unused word
And do not forsakeתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁtit·tosh5203to leave, forsake, permita prim. root
the teachingתֹּורַ֥תto·v·rat8451direction, instruction, lawfrom yarah
of your mother;אִמֶּֽךָ׃im·me·cha.517a motherfrom an unused word
KJV Lexicon
My 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.
keep
natsar  (naw-tsar')
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
thy 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-.
commandment
mitsvah  (mits-vaw')
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law) -- (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
and forsake
natash  (naw-tash')
cast off, drawn, let fall, forsake, join (battle), leave (off), lie still, loose, spread (self) abroad, stretch out, suffer.
not the law
towrah  (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
of thy 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)
My son, observe the commandment of your father And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;

King James Bible
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

American King James Version
My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not the law of your mother:

American Standard Version
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

Darby Bible Translation
My son, observe thy father's commandment, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

English Revised Version
My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Webster's Bible Translation
My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

World English Bible
My son, keep your father's commandment, and don't forsake your mother's teaching.

Young's Literal Translation
Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

משלי 6:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
נְצֹ֣ר בְּ֭נִי מִצְוַ֣ת אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תֹּורַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃

משלי 6:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
נצר בני מצות אביך ואל־תטש תורת אמך׃

משלי 6:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
נצר בני מצות אביך ואל־תטש תורת אמך׃

משלי 6:20 Hebrew Bible
נצר בני מצות אביך ואל תטש תורת אמך׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
conserva fili mi praecepta patris tui et ne dimittas legem matris tuae

Command Commandment Commands Father's Forsake Law Leave Memory Mother's Observe Rule Teaching

Command Commandment Commands Father's Forsake Law Memory Mother Mother's Observe Rule Teaching

Command Commandment Commands Father's Forsake Law Memory Mother Mother's Observe Rule Teaching

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