Proverbs 2:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,

Young's Literal Translation
For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice,

King James Bible
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, [and] liftest up thy voice for understanding;

Hebrew
if you
אִ֣ם (’im)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

truly
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

call out
תִקְרָ֑א (ṯiq·rā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

to insight
לַבִּינָ֣ה (lab·bî·nāh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 998: An understanding

and lift
תִּתֵּ֥ן (tit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

your voice
קוֹלֶֽךָ׃ (qō·w·le·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

to understanding,
לַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗ה (lat·tə·ḇū·nāh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8394: Intelligence, an argument, caprice

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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