24 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.24",
"source": "אַל־תִּ֭תְרַע אֶת־בַּ֣עַל אָ֑ף וְאֶת־אִ֥ישׁ חֵ֝מוֹת לֹ֣א תָבֽוֹא׃",
"text": "Not *TiTra'* *'eT-ba'al* *'āp*; and *'eT-'îš* *ḥēmôT* not *Tābô'*.",
"grammar": {
"Not": "negative particle with jussive, *'al* - do not",
"*TiTra'*": "verb, Hithpael imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - associate yourself",
"*'eT-ba'al*": "direct object marker with noun, masculine singular construct - with owner of",
"*'āp*": "noun, masculine singular - anger",
"and": "conjunction, *wĕ* - and",
"*'eT-'îš*": "direct object marker with noun, masculine singular construct - with man of",
"*ḥēmôT*": "noun, feminine plural - rages/fury",
"not": "negative particle, *lō'* - not",
"*Tābô'*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will come/enter"
},
"variants": {
"*TiTra'*": "associate yourself/make friendship with/keep company with",
"*ba'al*": "owner of/possessor of/master of",
"*'āp*": "anger/nose/wrath",
"*'îš*": "man/person of",
"*ḥēmôT*": "rage/wrath/fury/hot temper",
"*Tābô'*": "come/go/enter"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.25",
"source": "פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַ֥ף *ארחתו **אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מוֹקֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃",
"text": "Lest *Te'ĕlap* *'ōrĕḥōTāyw* and *lāqaḥTā* *môqēš* to *napšeKā*.",
"grammar": {
"Lest": "conjunction, *pen* - lest/so that not",
"*Te'ĕlap*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you learn",
"*'ōrĕḥōTāyw*": "noun with pronominal suffix, feminine plural - his paths/ways",
"and": "conjunction, *wĕ* - and",
"*lāqaḥTā*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you take",
"*môqēš*": "noun, masculine singular - snare/trap",
"to": "preposition, *lĕ* - to/for",
"*napšeKā*": "noun with pronominal suffix, feminine singular - your soul"
},
"variants": {
"*Te'ĕlap*": "you learn/you become accustomed to/you become familiar with",
"*'ōrĕḥōTāyw*": "his paths/his ways/his courses of action/his behaviors",
"*lāqaḥTā*": "you take/you receive/you obtain",
"*môqēš*": "snare/trap/noose",
"*napšeKā*": "your soul/your life/yourself"
}
}