יִקְנֶֽה׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 יִקְנֶֽה׃

   yik-NE

   will acquire
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃

   takh-bu-LOT yik-NE

   guidance will acquire
3. clause🔊 וְ֝נָב֗וֹן תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃

   ve-na-VON takh-bu-LOT yik-NE

   and an understanding {man} guidance will acquire
4. sentence🔊 יִשְׁמַ֣ע חָ֭כָם וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶ֑קַח וְ֝נָב֗וֹן תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃

   yish-MA kha-KHAM ve-yo-SEF LE-kakh ve-na-VON takh-bu-LOT yik-NE

   let him hear a wise {man} and he will add learning and an understanding {man} guidance will acquire

Exegesis

A parallel clause begins with ve-navon {וְנָבוֹן | wə-nā-bōn} ‘and a discerning one,’ setting up a second exhortation where taḥbulot {תַּחְבֻּלוֹת | taḥ-bū-lō-tôt} ‘guidance’ is the object of the final jussive imperfect yiqneh {יִקְנֶה | yiq-nê} ‘let him acquire.’ This structure of two balanced noun–verb pairs linked by vav-conjunctions creates a clear parallelism emphasizing both internal reception of wisdom and external acquisition of counsel. The translation preserves this by mirroring the sequence of exhortations and by rendering each jussive with a corresponding English hortatory construction.