Proverbs 4:3
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
3588 [e]כִּי־
kî-
WhenConj
1121 [e]בֵ֭ן
ḇên
sonN-ms
1961 [e]הָיִ֣יתִי
hā-yî-ṯî
I wasV-Qal-Perf-1cs
1 [e]לְאָבִ֑י
lə-’ā-ḇî;
of my fatherPrep-l | N-msc | 1cs
7390 [e]רַ֥ךְ
raḵ
TenderAdj-ms
3173 [e]וְ֝יָחִ֗יד
wə-yā-ḥîḏ,
and the only oneConj-w | Adj-ms
6440 [e]לִפְנֵ֥י
lip̄-nê
in the sightPrep-l | N-cpc
517 [e]אִמִּֽי׃
’im-mî.
of my motherN-fsc | 1cs





















Hebrew Texts
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׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When I was a son with my father, tender and precious to my mother,
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