Proverbs 4:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,

Young's Literal Translation
For, a son I have been to my father—tender, And an only one before my mother.

King James Bible
For I was my father's son, tender and only [beloved] in the sight of my mother.

Hebrew
When
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I was
הָיִ֣יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a son
בֵ֭ן (ḇên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

to my father,
לְאָבִ֑י (lə·’ā·ḇî)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1: Father

tender
רַ֥ךְ (raḵ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7390: Tender, delicate, soft

and the only child
וְ֝יָחִ֗יד (wə·yā·ḥîḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3173: United, sole, beloved, lonely, the life

of
לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

my mother,
אִמִּֽי׃ (’im·mî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 517: A mother, )

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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