Psalm 49:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
I will inclineאַטֶּ֣ה
(at·teh)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
my earאָזְנִ֑י
(a·ze·ni;)
241: an earfrom an unused word
to a proverb;לְמָשָׁ֣ל
(le·ma·shal)
4912: a proverb, parablefrom mashal
I will expressאֶפְתַּ֥ח
(ef·tach)
6605a: to opena prim. root
my riddleחִידָתִֽי׃
(chi·da·ti.)
2420: a riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or questionfrom an unused word
on the harp.בְּ֝כִנֹּ֗ור
(be·chin·no·vr)
3658: a lyreof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
I will incline
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
mine ear
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
to a parable
mashal  (maw-shawl')
a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse) -- byword, like, parable, proverb.
I will open
pathach  (paw-thakh')
to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
my dark saying
chiydah  (khee-daw')
a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim -- dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.;
upon the harp
kinnowr  (kin-nore')
a harp -- harp.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.

King James Bible
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I turn my ear to a proverb; I explain my riddle with a lyre.

International Standard Version
I will focus my attention on a proverb; I will use the harp to expound my riddle.

NET Bible
I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
I shall turn my ears to parables and I shall speak my riddles with the harp.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will turn my attention to a proverb. I will explain my riddle with the [music of] a lyre.

King James 2000 Bible
I will incline my ear to a proverb: I will disclose my riddles upon the harp.
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