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Proverbs 4:3 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
For I was a son unto my father, tender and an only one in the sight of my mother.
World English Bible (WEB)
For I was a son to my father, Tender and an only child in the sight of my mother.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
For, a son I have been to my father -- tender, And an only one before my mother.
| For | כִּי | kî | kee |
| I was | בֵ֭ן | bēn | vane |
| my father's | הָיִ֣יתִי | hāyîtî | ha-YEE-tee |
| son, | לְאָבִ֑י | lĕʾābî | leh-ah-VEE |
| tender | רַ֥ךְ | rak | rahk |
| only and | וְ֝יָחִ֗יד | wĕyāḥîd | VEH-ya-HEED |
| beloved in the sight | לִפְנֵ֥י | lipnê | leef-NAY |
| of my mother. | אִמִּֽי׃ | ʾimmî | ee-MEE |