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Proverbs 1:8

NETBible	Listen,¹ my child,² to the instruction³ from⁴ your father, and do not forsake the teaching⁵ from⁶ your mother.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 1:8	Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 1:8	Hear, my son, your father’s instruction And do not forsake your mother’s teaching;
NLT © biblegateway Pro 1:8	Listen, my child, to what your father teaches you. Don’t neglect your mother’s teaching.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 1:8	Pay close attention, friend, to what your father tells you; never forget what you learned at your mother's knee.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 1:8	My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 1:8	Hear, my child, your father’s instruction, and do not reject your mother’s teaching;
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 1:8	My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother;
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KJV	My son <01121>_, hear <08085> (8798) the instruction <04148> of thy father <01>_, and forsake <05203> (8799) not the law <08451> of thy mother <0517>_:
NASB © biblegateway Pro 1:8	Hear <08085> , my son <01121> , your father's <01> instruction <04148> And do not forsake <05203> your mother's <0517> teaching <08451> ;
LXXM	akoue <191> V-PAD-2S uie <5207> N-VSM paideian <3809> N-ASF patrov <3962> N-GSM sou <4771> P-GS kai <2532> CONJ mh <3165> ADV apwsh {V-AAS-3S} yesmouv {N-APM} mhtrov <3384> N-GSF sou <4771> P-GS
NET [draft] ITL	Listen <08085> , my child <01121> , to the instruction <04148> from your father <01> , and do not <0408> forsake <05203> the teaching <08451> from your mother <0517> .
HEBREW	Kma <0517> trwt <08451> sjt <05203> law <0408> Kyba <01> rowm <04148> ynb <01121> ems (1:8) <08085>

NETBible

Listen,¹ my child,² to the instruction³ from⁴ your father, and do not forsake the teaching⁵ from⁶ your mother.

NET Notes

¹tn The imperative שְׁמַע (shÿma’, “Listen!”) forms an urgent exhortation which expects immediate compliance with parental instruction.

²tn Heb “my son.” It is likely that collections of proverbs grew up in the royal courts and were designed for the training of the youthful prince. But once the collection was included in the canon, the term “son” would be expanded to mean a disciple, for all the people were to learn wisdom when young. It would not be limited to sons alone but would include daughters – as the expression “the children of (בְּנֵי, bÿne) Israel” (including males and females) clearly shows. Several passages in the Mishnah and Talmud record instructions to teach daughters the Mosaic law so that they will be righteous and avoid sin as well. The translation “my child,” although not entirely satisfactory, will be used here.

³tn Heb “training” or “discipline.” See note on 1:2.

⁴tn Heb “of.” The noun אָבִיךָ (’avikha, “of your father”) may be classified as a genitive of source.

⁵tn Heb “instruction.” In Proverbs the noun תּוֹרַה (torah) often means “instruction” or “moral direction” rather than “law” (BDB 435 s.v. 1.a). It is related to יָרָה (yarah, “to point [or, show] the way” in the Hiphil (BDB 435). Instruction attempts to point a person in the right direction (e.g., Gen 46:28).

⁶tn Heb “of.” The noun אִמֶּךָ (’immekha, “of your mother”) may be classified as a genitive of source.