Proverbs 6:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קֹרֵ֣ץ בְּ֭עֵינָו מֹלֵ֣ל בְּרַגְלָ֑ו מֹ֝רֶ֗ה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃

Transliteration

qōrēṣ with-ʿênāw mōlēl with-raḡlāw mōreh with-ʾeṣbəʿōtāyw

Grammar Details

*qōrēṣ*: verb, qal participle masculine singular - winking
*ʿênāw*: noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eyes
*mōlēl*: verb, qal participle masculine singular - speaking/signaling
*raḡlāw*: noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his feet
*mōreh*: verb, hiphil participle masculine singular - pointing/directing
*ʾeṣbəʿōtāyw*: noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his fingers

Word Meanings

*qōrēṣ*: winking/pinching/squinting
*mōlēl*: speaking/signaling/shuffling
*mōreh*: pointing/directing/teaching

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 35:19 : 19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
Prov 10:10 : 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
Job 15:12 : 12 Why doth thy heart carry thee away? And why do thine eyes flash,
Prov 5:6 : 6 So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, [and] she knoweth [it] not.

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