17{
"verseID": "Proverbs.17.17",
"source": "בְּכָל־עֵת אֹהֵב הָרֵעַ וְאָח לְצָרָה יִוָּלֵד",
"text": "In all *'ēt* *'ōhēb* *hārēa'* *wə-'āch* to *ṣārāh* *yiwwālēd*",
"grammar": {
"*bə-kŏl*": "preposition + noun - in all",
"*'ēt*": "noun, feminine singular - time",
"*'ōhēb*": "participle, Qal - loving",
"*hārēa'*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the friend",
"*wə-'āch*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and a brother",
"*lə-ṣārāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for adversity",
"*yiwwālēd*": "verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is born/will be born"
},
"variants": {
"*'ēt*": "time/occasion",
"*'ōhēb*": "loves/is loving",
"*rēa'*": "friend/companion/neighbor",
"*'āch*": "brother/relative",
"*ṣārāh*": "adversity/distress/trouble",
"*yiwwālēd*": "is born/comes into being"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Proverbs.17.18",
"source": "אָדָם חֲסַר־לֵב תּוֹקֵעַ כָּף עֹרֵב עֲרֻבָּה לִפְנֵי רֵעֵהוּ",
"text": "*'ādām* *chăsar*-*lēb* *tôqēa'* *kāp* *'ōrēb* *'ărubāh* *lipnê* *rē'ēhû*",
"grammar": {
"*'ādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/person",
"*chăsar*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - lacking",
"*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart/mind",
"*tôqēa'*": "participle, Qal - striking/pledging",
"*kāp*": "noun, feminine singular - palm/hand",
"*'ōrēb*": "participle, Qal - becoming surety",
"*'ărubāh*": "noun, feminine singular - pledge/security",
"*lipnê*": "preposition + plural construct - before",
"*rē'ēhû*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his friend"
},
"variants": {
"*'ādām*": "man/person/human",
"*chăsar-lēb*": "lacking heart/senseless/lacking understanding",
"*tôqēa'*": "striking/pledging/shaking",
"*kāp*": "palm/hand",
"*'ōrēb*": "becoming surety/pledging",
"*'ărubāh*": "pledge/security/guarantee",
"*lipnê*": "before/in the presence of",
"*rē'ēhû*": "his friend/neighbor/associate"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Proverbs.17.19",
"source": "אֹהֵב פֶּשַׁע אֹהֵב מַצָּה מַגְבִּיהַּ פִּתְחוֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־שָׁבֶר",
"text": "*'ōhēb* *peša'* *'ōhēb* *maṣṣāh* *magbîa* *pitchô* *məbaqqēš*-*šāber*",
"grammar": {
"*'ōhēb*": "participle, Qal - loving",
"*peša'*": "noun, masculine singular - transgression",
"*'ōhēb*": "participle, Qal - loving",
"*maṣṣāh*": "noun, feminine singular - strife/contention",
"*magbîa*": "participle, Hiphil - raising high",
"*pitchô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his entrance/door",
"*məbaqqēš*": "participle, Piel - seeking",
"*šāber*": "noun, masculine singular - destruction/ruin"
},
"variants": {
"*'ōhēb*": "loving/one who loves",
"*peša'*": "transgression/rebellion/sin",
"*maṣṣāh*": "strife/contention/quarrel",
"*magbîa*": "raising high/making lofty",
"*pitchô*": "his entrance/his door/his gate",
"*məbaqqēš*": "seeking/looking for",
"*šāber*": "destruction/ruin/breaking"
}
}