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Proverbs 2:4

Context
NETBible

if 1  you seek 2  it like silver, 3  and search for it 4  like hidden treasure,

NIV ©

biblegateway Pro 2:4

and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure,

NASB ©

biblegateway Pro 2:4

If you seek her as silver And search for her as for hidden treasures;

NLT ©

biblegateway Pro 2:4

Search for them as you would for lost money or hidden treasure.

MSG ©

biblegateway Pro 2:4

Searching for it like a prospector panning for gold, like an adventurer on a treasure hunt,

BBE ©

SABDAweb Pro 2:4

If you are looking for her as for silver, and searching for her as for stored-up wealth;

NRSV ©

bibleoremus Pro 2:4

if you seek it like silver, and search for it as for hidden treasures—

NKJV ©

biblegateway Pro 2:4

If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures;

[+] More English

KJV
If thou seekest
<01245> (8762)
her as silver
<03701>_,
and searchest
<02664> (8799)
for her as [for] hid treasures
<04301>_;
NASB ©

biblegateway Pro 2:4

If
<0518>
you seek
<01245>
her as silver
<03701>
And search
<02664>
for her as for hidden
<04301>
treasures
<04301>
;
LXXM
kai
<2532
CONJ
ean
<1437
CONJ
zhthshv
<2212
V-AAS-2S
authn
<846
D-ASF
wv
<3739
CONJ
argurion
<694
N-ASN
kai
<2532
CONJ
wv
<3739
CONJ
yhsaurouv
<2344
N-APM
exereunhshv
<1830
V-AAS-2S
authn
<846
D-ASF
NET [draft] ITL
if
<0518>
you seek
<01245>
it like silver
<03701>
, and search
<02664>
for it like hidden treasure
<04301>
,
HEBREW
hnvpxt
<02664>
Mynwmjmkw
<04301>
Pokk
<03701>
hnsqbt
<01245>
Ma (2:4)
<0518>

NETBible

if 1  you seek 2  it like silver, 3  and search for it 4  like hidden treasure,

NET Notes

tn The conditional particle now reiterates the initial conditional clause of this introductory section (1-4); the apodosis will follow in v. 5.

tn The verb בָּקַשׁ (baqash) means “to search for; to seek; to investigate” (BDB 134 s.v.). This calls for the same diligence one would have in looking for silver.

sn The two similes affirm that the value placed on the object will influence the eagerness and diligence in the pursuit and development of wisdom (e.g., Job 28:9-11). The point is not only that the object sought is valuable, but that the effort will be demanding but rewarding.

sn The verb חָפַשׂ (khafas) means “to dig; to search” (BDB 344 s.v.; cf. NCV “hunt for it”). The Arabic cognate means “to dig for water.” It is used literally of Joseph searching his brothers’ sacks (Gen 44:12) and figuratively for searching the soul (Ps 64:7). This is a more emphatic word than the one used in the first colon and again emphasizes that acquiring wisdom will be demanding.




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