Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.23.8", "source": "פִּֽתְּךָ־אָכַ֥לְתָּ תְקִיאֶ֑נָּה וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּ דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ הַנְּעִימִֽים׃", "text": "*pittǝḵā-ʾāḵaltā tǝqîʾennāh*, and *šiḥattā dǝḇāreḵā hannǝʿîmîm*.", "grammar": { "*pittǝḵā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your morsel/piece of bread", "*ʾāḵaltā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have eaten", "*tǝqîʾennāh*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - you will vomit it up", "*šiḥattā*": "piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have wasted/ruined", "*dǝḇāreḵā*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your words", "*hannǝʿîmîm*": "definite article + adjective, masculine plural - the pleasant/agreeable" }, "variants": { "*pittǝḵā-ʾāḵaltā tǝqîʾennāh*": "your morsel you have eaten, you will vomit it up", "*šiḥattā dǝḇāreḵā hannǝʿîmîm*": "you have wasted your pleasant words/ruined your agreeable speech" } }

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