6 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.18.6",
"source": "שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל יָבֹ֣אֽוּ בְרִ֑יב וּ֝פִ֗יו לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃",
"text": "*śip̄ṯê* *ḵəsîl* *yāḇōʾû* in-*rîḇ* and-*p̄îw* to-*mahălumôṯ* *yiqrāʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*śip̄ṯê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - lips of",
"*ḵəsîl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool/stupid person",
"*yāḇōʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - enter/come into",
"*rîḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - dispute/controversy/strife",
"*p̄îw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth",
"*mahălumôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - blows/beatings/strokes",
"*yiqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - calls/invites"
},
"variants": {
"*śip̄ṯê*": "lips/speech/words",
"*ḵəsîl*": "fool/stupid person/dullard",
"*rîḇ*": "dispute/controversy/strife/quarrel/legal case",
"*mahălumôṯ*": "blows/beatings/strokes/punishments",
"*yiqrāʾ*": "calls/invites/summons/calls for"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.18.7",
"source": "פִּֽי־כְ֭סִיל מְחִתָּה־ל֑וֹ וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו מוֹקֵ֥שׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃",
"text": "*pî*-*ḵəsîl* *məḥittāh*-to and-*śəp̄āṯāyw* *môqēš* *nap̄šô*",
"grammar": {
"*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mouth of",
"*ḵəsîl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool/stupid person",
"*məḥittāh*": "noun, feminine singular - ruin/destruction",
"*śəp̄āṯāyw*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his lips",
"*môqēš*": "noun, masculine singular - snare/trap/noose",
"*nap̄šô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul/life"
},
"variants": {
"*ḵəsîl*": "fool/stupid person/dullard",
"*məḥittāh*": "ruin/destruction/downfall",
"*môqēš*": "snare/trap/noose/entanglement",
"*nap̄šô*": "his soul/life/self/being"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.18.8",
"source": "דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃",
"text": "*diḇrê* *nirgān* like-*miṯlahamîm* and-they *yārəḏû* *ḥaḏrê*-*ḇāṭen*",
"grammar": {
"*diḇrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - words of",
"*nirgān*": "noun, masculine singular - whisperer/slanderer/gossip",
"*miṯlahamîm*": "verb, hithpael participle, masculine plural - gulping down/devouring eagerly",
"*yārəḏû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd common plural - go down/descend",
"*ḥaḏrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - innermost parts of/chambers of",
"*ḇāṭen*": "noun, feminine singular - belly/stomach/innermost being"
},
"variants": {
"*nirgān*": "whisperer/slanderer/gossip/talebearer",
"*miṯlahamîm*": "gulping down/devouring eagerly/delicious morsels/dainties",
"*ḥaḏrê*": "innermost parts/chambers/rooms",
"*ḇāṭen*": "belly/stomach/womb/innermost being"
}
}