Proverbs 8:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"To you, O men,אִישִׁ֣ים
(i·shim)
376: manfrom an unused word
I call,אֶקְרָ֑א
(ek·ra;)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
And my voiceוְ֝קֹולִ֗י
(ve·ko·v·li)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
is to the sonsבְּנֵ֥י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of men.אָדָֽם׃
(a·dam.)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Unto you O men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
I call
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
and my voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
is to the sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"To you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men.

King James Bible
Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
People, I call out to you; my cry is to mankind.

International Standard Version
"I'm calling to you, men! What I have to say pertains to all mankind!

NET Bible
"To you, O people, I call out, and my voice calls to all mankind.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And she says, “To you, men, I call, and my voice to the children of men”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I am calling to all of you, and my appeal is to all people.

King James 2000 Bible
Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
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