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Proverbs 2:5  New English Translation

5 then you will understand[a] how to fear the Lord,[b]
and you will discover[c] knowledge[d] about God.[e]

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  1. Proverbs 2:5 tn The verb בִּין (bin, “to perceive; to understand; to discern”) refers to ability to grasp, discern or be sensitive to what it means to fear the Lord.
  2. Proverbs 2:5 tn Heb “the fear of the Lord.” The noun is an objective genitive; the Lord is to be the object of fear and reverence.
  3. Proverbs 2:5 tn Heb “find” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV).
  4. Proverbs 2:5 tn The term דַּעַת (daʿat, “knowledge”) goes beyond cognition; it is often used metonymically (cause) for obedience (effect); see, e.g., Prov 3:6, “in all your ways acknowledge him,” and BDB 395 s.v. This means that the disciple will follow God’s moral code; for to know God is to react ethically and spiritually to his will (e.g., J. H. Greenstone, Proverbs, 18).
  5. Proverbs 2:5 tn Heb “knowledge of God.” The noun is an objective genitive.
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