6{
"verseID": "Proverbs.26.6",
"source": "מְקַצֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַיִם חָמָ֣ס שֹׁתֶ֑ה שֹׁלֵ֖חַ דְּבָרִ֣ים בְּיַד־כְּסִֽיל׃",
"text": "*Meqatzeh* *raglayim* *ḥamas* *shoteh* *sholeaḥ* *devarim* by-hand-of-*kesil*.",
"grammar": {
"*meqatzeh*": "verb, Piel participle, masculine singular - cutting off",
"*raglayim*": "noun, feminine, dual - feet",
"*ḥamas*": "noun, masculine, singular - violence",
"*shoteh*": "verb, Qal active participle, masculine singular - drinking",
"*sholeaḥ*": "verb, Qal active participle, masculine singular - sending",
"*devarim*": "noun, masculine, plural - words/matters",
"*be*": "preposition - by/in",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - hand of",
"*kesil*": "noun, masculine, singular - fool"
},
"variants": {
"*meqatzeh*": "cutting off/severing",
"*raglayim*": "feet/legs",
"*ḥamas*": "violence/wrong/injury",
"*shoteh*": "drinking/imbibing",
"*sholeaḥ*": "sending/dispatching",
"*devarim*": "words/matters/things/messages",
"*yad*": "hand/power/agency",
"*kesil*": "fool/stupid person"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Proverbs.26.7",
"source": "דַּלְי֣וּ שֹׁ֭קַיִם מִפִּסֵּ֑חַ וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל בְּפִ֣י כְסִילִֽים׃",
"text": "*Dalyu* *shoqayim* from-*pisseaḥ*, and-*mashal* in-mouth-of *kesilim*.",
"grammar": {
"*dalyu*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - they hang down",
"*shoqayim*": "noun, feminine, dual - legs",
"*min*": "preposition - from",
"*pisseaḥ*": "adjective, masculine, singular - lame person",
"*umashal*": "conjunction with noun, masculine, singular - and a proverb",
"*be*": "preposition - in",
"*pi*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - mouth of",
"*kesilim*": "noun, masculine, plural - fools"
},
"variants": {
"*dalyu*": "hang down/dangle/are feeble",
"*shoqayim*": "legs/thighs",
"*pisseaḥ*": "lame person/cripple",
"*mashal*": "proverb/parable/saying",
"*pi*": "mouth/speech",
"*kesilim*": "fools/stupid persons"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Proverbs.26.8",
"source": "כִּצְר֣וֹר אֶ֭בֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑ה כֵּן־נוֹתֵ֖ן לִכְסִ֣יל כָּבֽוֹד׃",
"text": "Like-*tzeror* *even* in-*margemah*, so-*noten* to-*kesil* *kavod*.",
"grammar": {
"*ki*": "preposition - like",
"*tzeror*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - bag/bundle of",
"*even*": "noun, feminine, singular - stone",
"*be*": "preposition - in",
"*margemah*": "noun, feminine, singular - sling/heap of stones",
"*ken*": "adverb - so/thus",
"*noten*": "verb, Qal active participle, masculine singular - giving",
"*li*": "preposition - to",
"*kesil*": "noun, masculine, singular - fool",
"*kavod*": "noun, masculine, singular - honor"
},
"variants": {
"*tzeror*": "bag/bundle/pouch/binding",
"*even*": "stone/rock",
"*margemah*": "sling/stone heap/pile of stones",
"*noten*": "giving/bestowing",
"*kesil*": "fool/stupid person",
"*kavod*": "honor/glory/respect"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Proverbs.26.9",
"source": "ח֭וֹחַ עָלָ֣ה בְיַד־שִׁכּ֑וֹר וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל בְּפִ֣י כְסִילִֽים׃",
"text": "*Ḥoaḥ* *alah* in-hand-of-*shikkor*, and-*mashal* in-mouth-of *kesilim*.",
"grammar": {
"*ḥoaḥ*": "noun, masculine, singular - thorn",
"*alah*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - goes up",
"*be*": "preposition - in",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - hand of",
"*shikkor*": "adjective, masculine, singular - drunkard",
"*umashal*": "conjunction with noun, masculine, singular - and a proverb",
"*be*": "preposition - in",
"*pi*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - mouth of",
"*kesilim*": "noun, masculine, plural - fools"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥoaḥ*": "thorn/bramble/thistle",
"*alah*": "goes up/rises/climbs",
"*yad*": "hand/power",
"*shikkor*": "drunkard/drunk person",
"*mashal*": "proverb/parable/saying",
"*pi*": "mouth/speech",
"*kesilim*": "fools/stupid persons"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Proverbs.26.10",
"source": "רַ֥ב מְחֽוֹלֵֽל־כֹּ֑ל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר כְּ֝סִ֗יל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר עֹבְרִֽים׃",
"text": "*Rav* *meḥolel*-*kol* and-*sokher* *kesil* and-*sokher* *ovrim*.",
"grammar": {
"*rav*": "adjective, masculine, singular - great/much",
"*meḥolel*": "verb, Polel participle, masculine singular - wounds/pierces",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine, singular - all/everything",
"*vesokher*": "conjunction with verb, Qal active participle, masculine singular - and one who hires",
"*kesil*": "noun, masculine, singular - fool",
"*vesokher*": "conjunction with verb, Qal active participle, masculine singular - and one who hires",
"*ovrim*": "verb, Qal active participle, masculine plural - passersby"
},
"variants": {
"*rav*": "great/much/master/archer",
"*meḥolel*": "wounds/pierces/forms/brings forth",
"*kol*": "all/everything/everyone",
"*sokher*": "hires/employs",
"*kesil*": "fool/stupid person",
"*ovrim*": "passersby/those passing by/transgressors"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Proverbs.26.11",
"source": "כְּ֭כֶלֶב שָׁ֣ב עַל־קֵא֑וֹ כְּ֝סִ֗יל שׁוֹנֶ֥ה בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "Like-*kelev* *shav* to-*qeo*, *kesil* *shoneh* in-*ivvalto*.",
"grammar": {
"*ke*": "preposition - like/as",
"*kelev*": "noun, masculine, singular - dog",
"*shav*": "verb, Qal active participle, masculine singular - returning",
"*al*": "preposition - to",
"*qeo*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his vomit",
"*kesil*": "noun, masculine, singular - fool",
"*shoneh*": "verb, Qal active participle, masculine singular - repeating",
"*be*": "preposition - in",
"*ivvalto*": "noun, feminine, singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his folly"
},
"variants": {
"*kelev*": "dog",
"*shav*": "returning/going back",
"*qeo*": "his vomit",
"*kesil*": "fool/stupid person",
"*shoneh*": "repeating/doing again",
"*ivvalto*": "his folly/his stupidity"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Proverbs.26.12",
"source": "רָאִ֗יתָ אִ֭ישׁ חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינָ֑יו תִּקְוָ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃",
"text": "*Ra'ita* *ish* *ḥakham* in-*einav*; *tiqvah* for-*kesil* more-than-him.",
"grammar": {
"*ra'ita*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have seen",
"*ish*": "noun, masculine, singular - man",
"*ḥakham*": "adjective, masculine, singular - wise",
"*be*": "preposition - in",
"*einav*": "noun, feminine, dual with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eyes",
"*tiqvah*": "noun, feminine, singular - hope",
"*li*": "preposition - for",
"*kesil*": "noun, masculine, singular - fool",
"*mimmennu*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - more than him/from him"
},
"variants": {
"*ra'ita*": "you have seen/you see/do you see",
"*ish*": "man/person",
"*ḥakham*": "wise/skilled",
"*einav*": "his eyes/his opinion",
"*tiqvah*": "hope/expectation",
"*kesil*": "fool/stupid person",
"*mimmennu*": "from him/more than him"
}
}