Proverbs 8:34
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Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
In other translations
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
Hebrew words
אַשְׁרֵי'ashreihow blessed!H835אָדָם'adam[is] a personH120שֹׁמֵעַshomea'[who] listensH8085לִיlito meלִשְׁקֹדlishkodby keeping watchH8245עַל־'al-atH5921דַּלְתֹתַיdaltotaidoors myH1817יוֹם׀yomdayH3117יוֹםyomdayH3117לִשְׁמֹרlishmorby watchingH8104מְזוּזֹתmezuzot[the] doorposts ofH4201פְּתָחָי׃petachaidoorways myH6607
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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