22{
"verseID": "Proverbs.26.22",
"source": "דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃",
"text": "*Divrei* *nirgan* like-*mitlahamim*, and-they *yaredu* *ḥadrei*-*vaten*.",
"grammar": {
"*divrei*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - words of",
"*nirgan*": "verb, Niphal participle, masculine singular - whisperer/talebearer",
"*ke*": "preposition - like",
"*mitlahamim*": "verb, Hithpael participle, masculine plural - swallowing greedily",
"*ve*": "conjunction - and",
"*hem*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they",
"*yaredu*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - go down",
"*ḥadrei*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - chambers of",
"*vaten*": "noun, masculine, singular - belly/innermost being"
},
"variants": {
"*divrei*": "words of/sayings of",
"*nirgan*": "whisperer/talebearer/gossip",
"*mitlahamim*": "delicious morsels/dainty bits/things swallowed greedily",
"*yaredu*": "go down/descend",
"*ḥadrei*": "chambers of/rooms of/innermost parts of",
"*vaten*": "belly/abdomen/innermost being"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Proverbs.26.23",
"source": "כֶּ֣סֶף סִ֭יגִים מְצֻפֶּ֣ה עַל־חָ֑רֶשׂ שְׂפָתַ֖יִם דֹּלְקִ֣ים וְלֶב־רָֽע׃",
"text": "*Kesef* *sigim* *metzuppeh* upon-*ḥares* *sefatayim* *doleqim* and-*lev*-*ra*.",
"grammar": {
"*kesef*": "noun, masculine, singular - silver",
"*sigim*": "noun, masculine, plural - dross/refuse",
"*metzuppeh*": "verb, Pual participle, masculine singular - overlaid",
"*al*": "preposition - upon",
"*ḥares*": "noun, masculine, singular - earthenware/pottery",
"*sefatayim*": "noun, feminine, dual - lips",
"*doleqim*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine plural - burning/fervent",
"*ve*": "conjunction - and",
"*lev*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - heart of",
"*ra*": "adjective, masculine, singular - evil"
},
"variants": {
"*kesef*": "silver",
"*sigim*": "dross/refuse/impure metal",
"*metzuppeh*": "overlaid/plated/covered",
"*ḥares*": "earthenware/pottery/clay vessel",
"*sefatayim*": "lips/speech",
"*doleqim*": "burning/fervent/smooth",
"*lev*": "heart/mind/inner person",
"*ra*": "evil/wicked/bad"
}
}