Proverbs 30:20

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{ "verseID": "Proverbs.30.20", "source": "כֵּ֤ן ׀ דֶּ֥רֶךְ אִשָּׁ֗ה מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶת אָ֭כְלָה וּמָ֣חֲתָה פִ֑יהָ וְ֝אָמְרָ֗ה לֹֽא־פָעַ֥לְתִּי אָֽוֶן׃ פ", "text": "*kēn* *dereḵ* *ʾiššâ* *menāʾāpet* *ʾāḵlâ* *ûmāḥătâ* *pîhā* *weʾāmerâ* *lōʾ*-*pāʿaltî* *ʾāwen*", "grammar": { "*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus", "*dereḵ*": "construct state, masculine singular - way of", "*ʾiššâ*": "feminine singular noun - woman", "*menāʾāpet*": "piel participle, feminine singular - committing adultery", "*ʾāḵlâ*": "qal perfect, third feminine singular - she eats", "*ûmāḥătâ*": "conjunction + qal perfect, third feminine singular - and wipes", "*pîhā*": "masculine singular noun + third feminine singular suffix - her mouth", "*weʾāmerâ*": "conjunction + qal perfect, third feminine singular - and says", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*pāʿaltî*": "qal perfect, first person singular - I have done", "*ʾāwen*": "masculine singular noun - wickedness/sin/iniquity" }, "variants": { "*menāʾāpet*": "committing adultery/being unfaithful/being sexually immoral", "*ʾāwen*": "wickedness/sin/iniquity/evil/injustice" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֵּ֤ן ׀ דֶּ֥רֶךְ אִשָּׁ֗ה מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶת אָ֭כְלָה וּמָ֣חֲתָה פִ֑יהָ וְ֝אָמְרָ֗ה לֹֽא־פָעַ֥לְתִּי אָֽוֶן׃ פ

Transliteration

kēn dereḵ ʾiššâ menāʾāpet ʾāḵlâ ûmāḥătâ pîhā weʾāmerâ lōʾ-pāʿaltî ʾāwen

Grammar Details

• *kēn*: adverb - so/thus
• *dereḵ*: construct state, masculine singular - way of
• *ʾiššâ*: feminine singular noun - woman
• *menāʾāpet*: piel participle, feminine singular - committing adultery
• *ʾāḵlâ*: qal perfect, third feminine singular - she eats
• *ûmāḥătâ*: conjunction + qal perfect, third feminine singular - and wipes
• *pîhā*: masculine singular noun + third feminine singular suffix - her mouth
• *weʾāmerâ*: conjunction + qal perfect, third feminine singular - and says
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *pāʿaltî*: qal perfect, first person singular - I have done
• *ʾāwen*: masculine singular noun - wickedness/sin/iniquity

Word Meanings

• *menāʾāpet*: committing adultery/being unfaithful/being sexually immoral
• *ʾāwen*: wickedness/sin/iniquity/evil/injustice

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, wipes her mouth, and says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eats and wipes her mouth and says, I have done no wrong.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Soch is the waye also of a wyfe yt breaketh wedlocke, which wypeth hir mouth like as wha she hath eate, & sayeth: As for me, I haue done no harme.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Such is ye way also of an adulterous woman: she eateth and wipeth her mouth, and sayth, I haue not committed iniquitie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Such is the way also of a wyfe that breaketh wedlocke, which wypeth her mouth lyke as when she hath eaten, and sayth, as for me I haue done no wickednesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, `I have not done iniquity.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  This is the way of a false wife; she takes food, and, cleaning her mouth, says, I have done no wrong.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "So is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats and wipes her mouth, and says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  This is the way of an adulterous woman: she has eaten and wiped her mouth and has said,“I have not done wrong.”

Referenced Verses

• Num 5:11-30 : 11 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.11", "source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּאמֹֽר׃", "text": "And *yədabbēr* *YHWH* to-*Mōšeh* *lēʾmōr*", "grammar": { "*yədabbēr*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - spoke [action]", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to say/saying" }, "variants": { "*yədabbēr*": "spoke/was speaking", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say/commanding" } } 12 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.12", "source": "דַּבֵּר֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֲלֵהֶ֑ם אִ֥ישׁ אִישׁ֙ כִּֽי־תִשְׂטֶ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וּמָעֲלָ֥ה ב֖וֹ מָֽעַל׃", "text": "*dabbēr* to-*bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* and *ʾāmartā* to-them *ʾîš* *ʾîš* when-*tiśṭeh* *ʾištô* and *māʿălāh* against-him *māʿal*", "grammar": { "*dabbēr*": "Piel imperative, masculine singular - speak", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun, masculine singular", "*ʾāmartā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and you shall say", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular - man [repeated for emphasis]", "*tiśṭeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she goes astray", "*ʾištô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife", "*māʿălāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conjunctive - and she commits", "*māʿal*": "masculine singular - trespass/unfaithfulness" }, "variants": { "*dabbēr*": "speak/tell/address", "*ʾāmartā*": "say/speak/tell", "*ʾîš* *ʾîš*": "any man/each man/every man", "*tiśṭeh*": "goes astray/deviates/turns aside", "*ʾištô*": "his wife/woman", "*māʿălāh*": "commits/performs", "*māʿal*": "trespass/unfaithfulness/act of betrayal" } } 13 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.13", "source": "וְשָׁכַ֨ב אִ֣ישׁ אֹתָהּ֮ שִׁכְבַת־זֶרַע֒ וְנֶעְלַם֙ מֵעֵינֵ֣י אִישָׁ֔הּ וְנִסְתְּרָ֖ה וְהִ֣יא נִטְמָ֑אָה וְעֵד֙ אֵ֣ין בָּ֔הּ וְהִ֖וא לֹ֥א נִתְפָּֽשָׂה׃", "text": "And *šāḵaḇ* *ʾîš* *ʾōtāh* *šiḵḇat*-*zeraʿ* and *neʿlam* from-*ʿênê* *ʾîšāh* and *nistərāh* and-she *niṭmāʾāh* and-*ʿēd* not in-her and-she not *nitpāśāh*", "grammar": { "*šāḵaḇ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he lies with", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular - man", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her", "*šiḵḇat*": "feminine singular construct - lying of", "*zeraʿ*": "masculine singular - seed/semen", "*neʿlam*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and it is hidden", "*ʿênê*": "dual construct - eyes of", "*ʾîšāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her husband", "*nistərāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conjunctive - and she is hidden/concealed", "*niṭmāʾāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she is defiled", "*ʿēd*": "masculine singular - witness", "*nitpāśāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she is caught/seized" }, "variants": { "*šāḵaḇ*": "lies with/has sexual relations with", "*ʾîš*": "man/male person", "*šiḵḇat*-*zeraʿ*": "emission of semen/sexual intercourse", "*neʿlam*": "is hidden/concealed/secret", "*ʿênê*": "eyes/sight", "*ʾîšāh*": "her husband/her man", "*nistərāh*": "is hidden/concealed/secret", "*niṭmāʾāh*": "is defiled/made unclean/impure", "*ʿēd*": "witness/testimony/evidence", "*nitpāśāh*": "is caught/seized/discovered" } } 14 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.14", "source": "וְעָבַ֨ר עָלָ֧יו רֽוּחַ־קִנְאָ֛ה וְקִנֵּ֥א אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ וְהִ֣וא נִטְמָ֑אָה אוֹ־עָבַ֨ר עָלָ֤יו רֽוּחַ־קִנְאָה֙ וְקִנֵּ֣א אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְהִ֖יא לֹ֥א נִטְמָֽאָה׃", "text": "And *ʿāḇar* upon-him *rûaḥ*-*qinʾāh* and *qinnēʾ* *ʾet*-*ʾištô* and-she *niṭmāʾāh* or-*ʿāḇar* upon-him *rûaḥ*-*qinʾāh* and *qinnēʾ* *ʾet*-*ʾištô* and-she not *niṭmāʾāh*", "grammar": { "*ʿāḇar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and passes over", "*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular construct - spirit of", "*qinʾāh*": "feminine singular - jealousy", "*qinnēʾ*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he is jealous of", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾištô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife", "*niṭmāʾāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she is defiled", "*ʿāḇar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - passes over", "*niṭmāʾāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she is defiled" }, "variants": { "*ʿāḇar*": "passes over/comes upon/overtakes", "*rûaḥ*-*qinʾāh*": "spirit of jealousy/jealous feeling/suspicion", "*qinnēʾ*": "is jealous of/suspects/is suspicious of", "*ʾištô*": "his wife/woman", "*niṭmāʾāh*": "is defiled/made unclean/impure" } } 15 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.15", "source": "וְהֵבִ֨יא הָאִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ֮ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן֒ וְהֵבִ֤יא אֶת־קָרְבָּנָהּ֙ עָלֶ֔יהָ עֲשִׂירִ֥ת הָאֵיפָ֖ה קֶ֣מַח שְׂעֹרִ֑ים לֹֽא־יִצֹ֨ק עָלָ֜יו שֶׁ֗מֶן וְלֹֽא־יִתֵּ֤ן עָלָיו֙ לְבֹנָ֔ה כִּֽי־מִנְחַ֤ת קְנָאֹת֙ ה֔וּא מִנְחַ֥ת זִכָּר֖וֹן מַזְכֶּ֥רֶת עָוֺֽן׃", "text": "And *hēḇîʾ* the-*ʾîš* *ʾet*-*ʾištô* to-the-*kōhēn* and *hēḇîʾ* *ʾet*-*qorbānāh* upon-her tenth the-*ʾêpāh* *qemaḥ* *śəʿōrîm* not-*yiṣōq* upon-it *šemen* and-not-*yittēn* upon-it *ləḇōnāh* for-*minḥat* *qənāʾōt* he *minḥat* *zikkārôn* *mazkeret* *ʿāwōn*", "grammar": { "*hēḇîʾ*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall bring", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular with definite article - the man", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾištô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*hēḇîʾ*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall bring", "*qorbānāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her offering", "*ʾêpāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the ephah", "*qemaḥ*": "masculine singular - flour/meal", "*śəʿōrîm*": "feminine plural - barley", "*yiṣōq*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall pour", "*šemen*": "masculine singular - oil", "*yittēn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall put", "*ləḇōnāh*": "feminine singular - frankincense", "*minḥat*": "feminine singular construct - offering of", "*qənāʾōt*": "feminine plural - jealousies", "*minḥat*": "feminine singular construct - offering of", "*zikkārôn*": "masculine singular - remembrance", "*mazkeret*": "Hiphil participle, feminine singular - bringing to remembrance", "*ʿāwōn*": "masculine singular - iniquity" }, "variants": { "*hēḇîʾ*": "bring/cause to come", "*ʾîš*": "man/husband", "*ʾištô*": "his wife/woman", "*kōhēn*": "priest/officiant", "*qorbānāh*": "her offering/sacrifice/oblation", "*ʾêpāh*": "ephah/measure [approximately 22 liters]", "*qemaḥ*": "flour/meal", "*śəʿōrîm*": "barley grains", "*yiṣōq*": "pour/add", "*šemen*": "oil/olive oil", "*yittēn*": "put/place/add", "*ləḇōnāh*": "frankincense/incense", "*minḥat* *qənāʾōt*": "offering of jealousy/jealousy offering", "*minḥat* *zikkārôn*": "offering of remembrance/memorial offering", "*mazkeret* *ʿāwōn*": "bringing iniquity to remembrance/reminding of guilt" } } 16 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.16", "source": "וְהִקְרִ֥יב אֹתָ֖הּ הַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְהֶֽעֱמִדָ֖הּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "And *hiqrîḇ* *ʾōtāh* the-*kōhēn* and *heʿĕmîdāh* before *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*hiqrîḇ*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall bring near", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*heʿĕmîdāh*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix with waw conjunctive - and he shall cause her to stand" }, "variants": { "*hiqrîḇ*": "bring near/present/offer", "*kōhēn*": "priest/officiant", "*heʿĕmîdāh*": "cause to stand/set/place" } } 17 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.17", "source": "וְלָקַ֧ח הַכֹּהֵ֛ן מַ֥יִם קְדֹשִׁ֖ים בִּכְלִי־חָ֑רֶשׂ וּמִן־הֶֽעָפָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִהְיֶה֙ בְּקַרְקַ֣ע הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן יִקַּ֥ח הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְנָתַ֥ן אֶל־הַמָּֽיִם׃", "text": "And *lāqaḥ* the-*kōhēn* *mayim* *qədōšîm* in-*kəlî*-*ḥāreś* and-from-the-*ʿāpār* which *yihyeh* in-*qarqaʿ* the-*miškān* *yiqqaḥ* the-*kōhēn* and *nātan* to-the-*mayim*", "grammar": { "*lāqaḥ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall take", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*mayim*": "masculine plural - water", "*qədōšîm*": "masculine plural - holy", "*kəlî*": "masculine singular construct - vessel of", "*ḥāreś*": "masculine singular - clay/earthenware", "*ʿāpār*": "masculine singular with definite article - the dust", "*yihyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be", "*qarqaʿ*": "masculine singular construct - floor of", "*miškān*": "masculine singular with definite article - the tabernacle", "*yiqqaḥ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall take", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*nātan*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall put" }, "variants": { "*lāqaḥ*": "take/get/fetch", "*kōhēn*": "priest/officiant", "*mayim* *qədōšîm*": "holy water/consecrated water", "*kəlî*-*ḥāreś*": "earthen vessel/clay pot", "*ʿāpār*": "dust/dirt/soil", "*yihyeh*": "will be/is", "*qarqaʿ*": "floor/ground", "*miškān*": "tabernacle/dwelling place", "*yiqqaḥ*": "take/gather", "*nātan*": "put/place/add" } } 18 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.18", "source": "וְהֶעֱמִ֨יד הַכֹּהֵ֥ן אֶֽת־הָאִשָּׁה֮ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָה֒ וּפָרַע֙ אֶת־רֹ֣אשׁ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וְנָתַ֣ן עַל־כַּפֶּ֗יהָ אֵ֚ת מִנְחַ֣ת הַזִּכָּר֔וֹן מִנְחַ֥ת קְנָאֹ֖ת הִ֑וא וּבְיַ֤ד הַכֹּהֵן֙ יִהְי֔וּ מֵ֥י הַמָּרִ֖ים הַמְאָֽרֲרִֽים׃", "text": "And *heʿĕmîd* the-*kōhēn* *ʾet*-the-*ʾiššāh* before *YHWH* and *pāraʿ* *ʾet*-*rōʾš* the-*ʾiššāh* and *nātan* upon-*kappeyāh* *ʾēt* *minḥat* the-*zikkārôn* *minḥat* *qənāʾōt* she and-in-*yad* the-*kōhēn* *yihyû* *mê* the-*mārîm* the-*məʾārărîm*", "grammar": { "*heʿĕmîd*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall cause to stand", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*pāraʿ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall uncover/unbind", "*rōʾš*": "masculine singular construct - head of", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*nātan*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall put", "*kappeyāh*": "dual noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her hands/palms", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*minḥat*": "feminine singular construct - offering of", "*zikkārôn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the remembrance", "*minḥat*": "feminine singular construct - offering of", "*qənāʾōt*": "feminine plural - jealousies", "*yad*": "feminine singular construct - hand of", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*yihyû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be", "*mê*": "masculine plural construct - waters of", "*mārîm*": "masculine plural with definite article - the bitter", "*məʾārărîm*": "Piel participle, masculine plural with definite article - the cursing" }, "variants": { "*heʿĕmîd*": "cause to stand/set/place", "*kōhēn*": "priest/officiant", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*pāraʿ*": "uncover/unbind/loosen", "*rōʾš*": "head/hair", "*nātan*": "put/place/set", "*kappeyāh*": "her palms/hands", "*minḥat* *zikkārôn*": "memorial offering/offering of remembrance", "*minḥat* *qənāʾōt*": "jealousy offering/offering of jealousy", "*yad*": "hand/power/control", "*yihyû*": "they shall be/remain", "*mê* *mārîm*": "bitter water", "*məʾārărîm*": "causing curse/bringing about curse" } } 19 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.19", "source": "וְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ אֹתָ֜הּ הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְאָמַ֤ר אֶל־הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אִם־לֹ֨א שָׁכַ֥ב אִישׁ֙ אֹתָ֔ךְ וְאִם־לֹ֥א שָׂטִ֛ית טֻמְאָ֖ה תַּ֣חַת אִישֵׁ֑ךְ הִנָּקִ֕י מִמֵּ֛י הַמָּרִ֥ים הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃", "text": "And *hišbîaʿ* *ʾōtāh* the-*kōhēn* and *ʾāmar* to-the-*ʾiššāh* if-not *šāḵaḇ* *ʾîš* *ʾōtāḵ* and-if-not *śāṭît* *ṭumʾāh* under *ʾîšēḵ* *hinnāqî* from-*mê* the-*mārîm* the-*məʾārărîm* these", "grammar": { "*hišbîaʿ*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall cause to swear", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall say", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*šāḵaḇ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has lain", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular - man", "*ʾōtāḵ*": "direct object marker with 2nd feminine singular suffix - with you", "*śāṭît*": "Qal perfect, 2nd feminine singular - you have gone aside/turned aside", "*ṭumʾāh*": "feminine singular - uncleanness/impurity", "*ʾîšēḵ*": "masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your husband", "*hinnāqî*": "Niphal imperative, feminine singular - be innocent/clear", "*mê*": "masculine plural construct - waters of", "*mārîm*": "masculine plural with definite article - the bitter", "*məʾārărîm*": "Piel participle, masculine plural with definite article - the cursing" }, "variants": { "*hišbîaʿ*": "cause to swear/put under oath", "*kōhēn*": "priest/officiant", "*ʾāmar*": "say/speak/tell", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*šāḵaḇ*": "lain with/had sexual relations with", "*ʾîš*": "man/male person", "*śāṭît*": "gone aside/turned aside/been unfaithful", "*ṭumʾāh*": "uncleanness/impurity/defilement", "*ʾîšēḵ*": "your husband/your man", "*hinnāqî*": "be innocent/be free/be exempt", "*mê* *mārîm*": "bitter water", "*məʾārărîm*": "bringing curse/causing curse" } } 20 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.20", "source": "וְאַ֗תְּ כִּ֥י שָׂטִ֛ית תַּ֥חַת אִישֵׁ֖ךְ וְכִ֣י נִטְמֵ֑את וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אִ֥ישׁ בָּךְ֙ אֶת־שְׁכָבְתּ֔וֹ מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֖י אִישֵֽׁךְ׃", "text": "And *ʾatt* if *śāṭît* under *ʾîšēḵ* and-if *niṭmēʾt* and *yittēn* *ʾîš* in-you *ʾet*-*šəḵāḇtô* besides *ʾîšēḵ*", "grammar": { "*ʾatt*": "2nd feminine singular personal pronoun - you", "*śāṭît*": "Qal perfect, 2nd feminine singular - you have gone aside/turned aside", "*ʾîšēḵ*": "masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your husband", "*niṭmēʾt*": "Niphal perfect, 2nd feminine singular with waw conjunctive - and you are defiled", "*yittēn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and has given", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular - man", "*šəḵāḇtô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his emission", "*ʾîšēḵ*": "masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your husband" }, "variants": { "*ʾatt*": "you", "*śāṭît*": "gone aside/turned aside/been unfaithful", "*ʾîšēḵ*": "your husband/your man", "*niṭmēʾt*": "are defiled/made unclean/impure", "*yittēn*": "given/placed/put", "*ʾîš*": "man/male person", "*šəḵāḇtô*": "his emission/intercourse/lying with" } } 21 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.21", "source": "וְהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ הַכֹּהֵ֥ן אֶֽת־הָֽאִשָּׁה֮ בִּשְׁבֻעַ֣ת הָאָלָה֒ וְאָמַ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ לָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה יִתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה אוֹתָ֛ךְ לְאָלָ֥ה וְלִשְׁבֻעָ֖ה בְּת֣וֹךְ עַמֵּ֑ךְ בְּתֵ֨ת יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־יְרֵכֵךְ֙ נֹפֶ֔לֶת וְאֶת־בִּטְנֵ֖ךְ צָבָֽה׃", "text": "And *hišbîaʿ* the-*kōhēn* *ʾet*-the-*ʾiššāh* in-*šəḇuʿat* the-*ʾālāh* and *ʾāmar* the-*kōhēn* to-the-*ʾiššāh* *yittēn* *YHWH* *ʾôtāḵ* for-*ʾālāh* and-for-*šəḇuʿāh* in-midst *ʿammēḵ* in-*tēt* *YHWH* *ʾet*-*yərēḵēḵ* *nōpelet* and-*ʾet*-*biṭnēḵ* *ṣāḇāh*", "grammar": { "*hišbîaʿ*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall cause to swear", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*šəḇuʿat*": "feminine singular construct - oath of", "*ʾālāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the curse", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall say", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*yittēn*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - may he make", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*ʾôtāḵ*": "direct object marker with 2nd feminine singular suffix - you", "*ʾālāh*": "feminine singular - curse", "*šəḇuʿāh*": "feminine singular - oath", "*ʿammēḵ*": "masculine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your people", "*tēt*": "Qal infinitive construct - giving", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*yərēḵēḵ*": "feminine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your thigh", "*nōpelet*": "Qal participle, feminine singular - falling", "*biṭnēḵ*": "feminine singular with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your belly", "*ṣāḇāh*": "Qal participle, feminine singular - swelling" }, "variants": { "*hišbîaʿ*": "cause to swear/put under oath", "*kōhēn*": "priest/officiant", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*šəḇuʿat*": "oath/swearing", "*ʾālāh*": "curse/imprecation", "*ʾāmar*": "say/speak/tell", "*yittēn*": "make/set/establish", "*ʾālāh*": "curse/example of cursing", "*šəḇuʿāh*": "oath/example of swearing", "*ʿammēḵ*": "your people/your nation", "*tēt*": "giving/causing/making", "*yərēḵēḵ*": "your thigh/hip/reproductive organs", "*nōpelet*": "falling/wasting away/shriveling", "*biṭnēḵ*": "your belly/abdomen", "*ṣāḇāh*": "swelling/distending" } } 22 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.22", "source": "וּ֠בָאוּ הַמַּ֨יִם הַמְאָרְרִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ בְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְ לַצְבּ֥וֹת בֶּ֖טֶן וְלַנְפִּ֣ל יָרֵ֑ךְ וְאָמְרָ֥ה הָאִשָּׁ֖ה אָמֵ֥ן ׀ אָמֵֽן׃", "text": "And *ûḇāʾû* the-*mayim* the-*məʾārərîm* these into-*mēʿayiḵ* to-*laṣbôt* *beṭen* and-to-*lanpil* *yārēḵ* and *ʾāmərāh* the-*ʾiššāh* *ʾāmēn* *ʾāmēn*", "grammar": { "*ûḇāʾû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural with waw conjunctive - and they shall enter", "*mayim*": "masculine plural with definite article - the water", "*məʾārərîm*": "Piel participle, masculine plural with definite article - the cursing", "*mēʿayiḵ*": "masculine plural with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your bowels", "*laṣbôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to cause to swell", "*beṭen*": "feminine singular - belly", "*lanpil*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to cause to fall", "*yārēḵ*": "feminine singular - thigh", "*ʾāmərāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conjunctive - and she shall say", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*ʾāmēn*": "adverb - truly/certainly [repeated]" }, "variants": { "*ûḇāʾû*": "enter/come/go", "*mayim* *məʾārərîm*": "cursing water/water that brings a curse", "*mēʿayiḵ*": "your bowels/intestines/internal organs", "*laṣbôt* *beṭen*": "to cause belly to swell/to make abdomen distend", "*lanpil* *yārēḵ*": "to cause thigh to fall/to make hip waste away", "*ʾāmərāh*": "say/speak/answer", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*ʾāmēn* *ʾāmēn*": "truly, truly/so be it, so be it" } } 23 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.23", "source": "וְ֠כָתַב אֶת־הָאָלֹ֥ת הָאֵ֛לֶּה הַכֹּהֵ֖ן בַּסֵּ֑פֶר וּמָחָ֖ה אֶל־מֵ֥י הַמָּרִֽים׃", "text": "And *wəḵātaḇ* *ʾet*-the-*ʾālōt* these the-*kōhēn* in-the-*sēper* and *māḥāh* into-*mê* the-*mārîm*", "grammar": { "*wəḵātaḇ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall write", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾālōt*": "feminine plural with definite article - the curses", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*sēper*": "masculine singular with definite article - the book/scroll", "*māḥāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall wipe/blot out", "*mê*": "masculine plural construct - waters of", "*mārîm*": "masculine plural with definite article - the bitter" }, "variants": { "*wəḵātaḇ*": "write/record/inscribe", "*ʾālōt*": "curses/imprecations", "*kōhēn*": "priest/officiant", "*sēper*": "book/scroll/document", "*māḥāh*": "wipe/blot out/dissolve", "*mê* *mārîm*": "bitter water/water of bitterness" } } 24 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.24", "source": "וְהִשְׁקָה֙ אֶת־הָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה אֶת־מֵ֥י הַמָּרִ֖ים הַמְאָֽרֲרִ֑ים וּבָ֥אוּ בָ֛הּ הַמַּ֥יִם הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖ים לְמָרִֽים׃", "text": "And *hišqāh* *ʾet*-the-*ʾiššāh* *ʾet*-*mê* the-*mārîm* the-*məʾārărîm* and *ûḇāʾû* in-her the-*mayim* the-*məʾārărîm* to-*mārîm*", "grammar": { "*hišqāh*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall cause to drink", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*mê*": "masculine plural construct - waters of", "*mārîm*": "masculine plural with definite article - the bitter", "*məʾārărîm*": "Piel participle, masculine plural with definite article - the cursing", "*ûḇāʾû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural with waw conjunctive - and they shall enter", "*mayim*": "masculine plural with definite article - the water", "*məʾārărîm*": "Piel participle, masculine plural with definite article - the cursing", "*mārîm*": "masculine plural - bitter things" }, "variants": { "*hišqāh*": "cause to drink/give to drink", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*mê* *mārîm*": "bitter water/water of bitterness", "*məʾārărîm*": "bringing curse/causing curse", "*ûḇāʾû*": "enter/come into", "*mayim* *məʾārărîm*": "cursing water/water that brings a curse", "*mārîm*": "bitter things/bitterness/harm" } } 25 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.25", "source": "וְלָקַ֤ח הַכֹּהֵן֙ מִיַּ֣ד הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה אֵ֖ת מִנְחַ֣ת הַקְּנָאֹ֑ת וְהֵנִ֤יף אֶת־הַמִּנְחָה֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְהִקְרִ֥יב אֹתָ֖הּ אֶל־הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃", "text": "And *lāqaḥ* the-*kōhēn* from-*yad* the-*ʾiššāh* *ʾēt* *minḥat* the-*qənāʾōt* and *hēnîp* *ʾet*-the-*minḥāh* before *YHWH* and *hiqrîḇ* *ʾōtāh* to-the-*mizbēaḥ*", "grammar": { "*lāqaḥ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall take", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*yad*": "feminine singular construct - hand of", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*minḥat*": "feminine singular construct - offering of", "*qənāʾōt*": "feminine plural with definite article - the jealousies", "*hēnîp*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall wave", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*minḥāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the offering", "*hiqrîḇ*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall bring near", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - it", "*mizbēaḥ*": "masculine singular with definite article - the altar" }, "variants": { "*lāqaḥ*": "take/receive/accept", "*kōhēn*": "priest/officiant", "*yad*": "hand/control", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*minḥat* *qənāʾōt*": "jealousy offering/offering of jealousy", "*hēnîp*": "wave/lift/elevate", "*minḥāh*": "offering/oblation/gift", "*hiqrîḇ*": "bring near/present/offer", "*mizbēaḥ*": "altar/place of sacrifice" } } 26 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.26", "source": "וְקָמַ֨ץ הַכֹּהֵ֤ן מִן־הַמִּנְחָה֙ אֶת־אַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּ וְהִקְטִ֖יר הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה וְאַחַ֛ר יַשְׁקֶ֥ה אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֖ה אֶת־הַמָּֽיִם׃", "text": "And *qāmaṣ* the-*kōhēn* from-the-*minḥāh* *ʾet*-*ʾazkārātāh* and *hiqṭîr* the-*mizbēḥāh* and-after *yašqeh* *ʾet*-the-*ʾiššāh* *ʾet*-the-*māyim*", "grammar": { "*qāmaṣ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall take a handful", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*minḥāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the offering", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾazkārātāh*": "feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its memorial portion", "*hiqṭîr*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall burn", "*mizbēḥāh*": "masculine singular with definite article, directional suffix - on the altar", "*yašqeh*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he shall cause to drink", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*māyim*": "masculine plural with definite article - the water" }, "variants": { "*qāmaṣ*": "take a handful/grasp with the hand", "*kōhēn*": "priest/officiant", "*minḥāh*": "offering/meal offering", "*ʾazkārātāh*": "its memorial portion/its token portion", "*hiqṭîr*": "burn/turn into smoke/make into incense", "*mizbēḥāh*": "on the altar/to the altar", "*yašqeh*": "cause to drink/give to drink", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*māyim*": "water/liquid" } } 27 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.27", "source": "וְהִשְׁקָ֣הּ אֶת־הַמַּ֗יִם וְהָיְתָ֣ה אִֽם־נִטְמְאָה֮ וַתִּמְעֹ֣ל מַ֣עַל בְּאִישָׁהּ֒ וּבָ֨אוּ בָ֜הּ הַמַּ֤יִם הַמְאֽ͏ָרֲרִים֙ לְמָרִ֔ים וְצָבְתָ֣ה בִטְנָ֔הּ וְנָפְלָ֖ה יְרֵכָ֑הּ וְהָיְתָ֧ה הָאִשָּׁ֛ה לְאָלָ֖ה בְּקֶ֥רֶב עַמָּֽהּ׃", "text": "And *hišqāh* *ʾet*-the-*mayim* and *hāyətāh* if-*niṭməʾāh* and *timʿōl* *maʿal* in-*ʾîšāh* and *ûḇāʾû* in-her the-*mayim* the-*məʾārărîm* to-*mārîm* and *ṣāḇtāh* *biṭnāh* and *nāplāh* *yərēḵāh* and *hāyətāh* the-*ʾiššāh* to-*ʾālāh* in-*qereḇ* *ʿammāh*", "grammar": { "*hišqāh*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall cause to drink", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*mayim*": "masculine plural with definite article - the water", "*hāyətāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conjunctive - and it shall be", "*niṭməʾāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she is defiled", "*timʿōl*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw consecutive - and she committed", "*maʿal*": "masculine singular - trespass/unfaithfulness", "*ʾîšāh*": "masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her husband", "*ûḇāʾû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural with waw conjunctive - and they shall enter", "*mayim*": "masculine plural with definite article - the water", "*məʾārărîm*": "Piel participle, masculine plural with definite article - the cursing", "*mārîm*": "masculine plural - bitter things", "*ṣāḇtāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conjunctive - and it shall swell", "*biṭnāh*": "feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her belly", "*nāplāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conjunctive - and it shall fall", "*yərēḵāh*": "feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her thigh", "*hāyətāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conjunctive - and she shall be", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*ʾālāh*": "feminine singular - curse", "*qereḇ*": "masculine singular construct - midst of", "*ʿammāh*": "masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her people" }, "variants": { "*hišqāh*": "cause to drink/give to drink", "*mayim*": "water/liquid", "*hāyətāh*": "be/happen/come to pass", "*niṭməʾāh*": "is defiled/made unclean/impure", "*timʿōl*": "committed/performed", "*maʿal*": "trespass/unfaithfulness/act of betrayal", "*ʾîšāh*": "her husband/her man", "*ûḇāʾû*": "enter/come into", "*mayim* *məʾārărîm*": "cursing water/water that brings a curse", "*mārîm*": "bitter things/bitterness/harm", "*ṣāḇtāh*": "swell/distend/enlarge", "*biṭnāh*": "her belly/her abdomen", "*nāplāh*": "fall/waste away/shrivel", "*yərēḵāh*": "her thigh/her hip/her reproductive organs", "*hāyətāh*": "become/be/turn into", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*ʾālāh*": "curse/example of cursing", "*qereḇ*": "midst/among", "*ʿammāh*": "her people/her nation" } } 28 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.28", "source": "וְאִם־לֹ֤א נִטְמְאָה֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וּטְהֹרָ֖ה הִ֑וא וְנִקְּתָ֖ה וְנִזְרְעָ֥ה זָֽרַע׃", "text": "And if-not *niṭməʾāh* the-*ʾiššāh* and *ṭəhōrāh* she and *niqqətāh* and *nizrəʿāh* *zāraʿ*", "grammar": { "*niṭməʾāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she is defiled", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*ṭəhōrāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - clean/pure", "*niqqətāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conjunctive - and she shall be free/clear", "*nizrəʿāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conjunctive - and she shall be sown", "*zāraʿ*": "masculine singular - seed/offspring" }, "variants": { "*niṭməʾāh*": "is defiled/made unclean/impure", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*ṭəhōrāh*": "clean/pure/innocent", "*niqqətāh*": "be free/be clear/be innocent", "*nizrəʿāh* *zāraʿ*": "be sown with seed/conceive offspring/become pregnant" } } 29 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.29", "source": "זֹ֥את תּוֹרַ֖ת הַקְּנָאֹ֑ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּשְׂטֶ֥ה אִשָּׁ֛ה תַּ֥חַת אִישָׁ֖הּ וְנִטְמָֽאָה׃", "text": "This *tôrat* the-*qənāʾōt* which *tiśṭeh* *ʾiššāh* under *ʾîšāh* and *niṭmāʾāh*", "grammar": { "*tôrat*": "feminine singular construct - law/instruction of", "*qənāʾōt*": "feminine plural with definite article - the jealousies", "*tiśṭeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - she goes astray", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular - woman", "*ʾîšāh*": "masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her husband", "*niṭmāʾāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conjunctive - and she is defiled" }, "variants": { "*tôrat*": "law/instruction/teaching", "*qənāʾōt*": "jealousies/suspicions", "*tiśṭeh*": "goes astray/deviates/turns aside", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*ʾîšāh*": "her husband/her man", "*niṭmāʾāh*": "is defiled/made unclean/impure" } } 30 { "verseID": "Numbers.5.30", "source": "א֣וֹ אִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תַּעֲבֹ֥ר עָלָ֛יו ר֥וּחַ קִנְאָ֖ה וְקִנֵּ֣א אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וְהֶעֱמִ֤יד אֶת־הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְעָ֤שָׂה לָהּ֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַתּוֹרָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃", "text": "Or *ʾîš* which *taʿăḇōr* upon-him *rûaḥ* *qinʾāh* and *qinnēʾ* *ʾet*-*ʾištô* and *heʿĕmîd* *ʾet*-the-*ʾiššāh* before *YHWH* and *ʿāśāh* to-her the-*kōhēn* *ʾēt* all-the-*tôrāh* this", "grammar": { "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular - man", "*taʿăḇōr*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - passes over", "*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular construct - spirit of", "*qinʾāh*": "feminine singular - jealousy", "*qinnēʾ*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he is jealous of", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾištô*": "feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife", "*heʿĕmîd*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall cause to stand", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conjunctive - and he shall do", "*kōhēn*": "masculine singular with definite article - the priest", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*tôrāh*": "feminine singular with definite article - the law", "*zōʾt*": "feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - this" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man/husband", "*taʿăḇōr*": "passes over/comes upon/overtakes", "*rûaḥ* *qinʾāh*": "spirit of jealousy/jealous feeling", "*qinnēʾ*": "is jealous of/suspects/is suspicious of", "*ʾištô*": "his wife/woman", "*heʿĕmîd*": "cause to stand/set/place", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*ʿāśāh*": "do/perform/carry out", "*kōhēn*": "priest/officiant", "*tôrāh*": "law/instruction/procedure" } }
• Prov 5:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Proverbs.5.6", "source": "אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים פֶּן־תְּפַלֵּ֑ס נָע֥וּ מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָ לֹ֣א תֵדֽ͏ָע", "text": "*ʾōraḥ* *ḥayyîm* lest-*tĕpallēs* *nāʿû* her-*maʿgĕlôt* not *tēdāʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʾōraḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - path of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life/living", "*pen*": "conjunction - lest/so that not", "*tĕpallēs*": "verb, piel imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she would weigh/ponder/consider", "*nāʿû*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they wander/stagger/totter", "*maʿgĕlôt*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her tracks/paths", "*tēdāʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you know" }, "variants": { "*ʾōraḥ*": "path/way/manner", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living/lifetime", "*tĕpallēs*": "weigh/consider/ponder/level/make balanced", "*nāʿû*": "wander/stagger/totter/be unstable", "*maʿgĕlôt*": "tracks/paths/ways/habits", "*tēdāʿ*": "know/perceive/understand/recognize" } }
• Prov 7:13-23 : 13 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.13", "source": "וְהֶחֱזִ֣יקָה־בּ֭וֹ וְנָ֣שְׁקָה־לּ֑וֹ הֵעֵ֥זָה פָ֝נֶ֗יהָ וַתֹּ֣אמַר לֽוֹ׃", "text": "And she *heḥĕzîqāh*-on him and *nāšqāh*-to him; she *hēʿēzāh* her *p̄ānêhā* and *tōʾmar* to him.", "grammar": { "*heḥĕzîqāh*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she seized/took hold of", "*nāšqāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she kissed", "*hēʿēzāh*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she made bold/strengthened", "*p̄ānêhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her face", "*tōʾmar*": "verb, qal imperfect (with waw consecutive), 3rd person feminine singular - she said" }, "variants": { "*heḥĕzîqāh*": "seized/took hold of/grasped", "*hēʿēzāh*": "made bold/strengthened/hardened" } } 14 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.14", "source": "זִבְחֵ֣י שְׁלָמִ֣ים עָלָ֑י הַ֝יּ֗וֹם שִׁלַּ֥מְתִּי נְדָרָֽי׃", "text": "*ziḇḥê* *šĕlāmîm* upon me; *hayyôm* I *šillamtî* my *nĕḏārāy*.", "grammar": { "*ziḇḥê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sacrifices of", "*šĕlāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - peace offerings", "*ʿālāy*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me", "*hayyôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day/today", "*šillamtî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular - I fulfilled/paid", "*nĕḏārāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my vows" }, "variants": { "*ziḇḥê šĕlāmîm*": "peace offerings/fellowship offerings", "*šillamtî*": "fulfilled/paid/completed" } } 15 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.15", "source": "עַל־כֵּ֭ן יָצָ֣אתִי לִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָ לְשַׁחֵ֥ר פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָ וָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃", "text": "Therefore I *yāṣāʾṯî* to *liqrāṯeḵā*, to *šaḥēr* your *pāneḵā* and I *ʾemṣāʾekkā*.", "grammar": { "*yāṣāʾṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I came out/went forth", "*liqrāṯeḵā*": "preposition with infinitive construct and 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to meet you", "*šaḥēr*": "verb, piel infinitive construct - to seek early/diligently", "*pāneḵā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face", "*ʾemṣāʾekkā*": "verb, qal imperfect (with waw consecutive), 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I found you" }, "variants": { "*šaḥēr*": "seek early/seek diligently/earnestly seek" } } 16 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.16", "source": "מַ֭רְבַדִּים רָבַ֣דְתִּי עַרְשִׂ֑י חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹת אֵט֥וּן מִצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "*marḇaddîm* I *rāḇaḏtî* my *ʿarśî*, *ḥăṭuḇôṯ* *ʾēṭûn* of *miṣrāyim*.", "grammar": { "*marḇaddîm*": "noun, masculine plural - coverings/bedspreads", "*rāḇaḏtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have spread out/covered", "*ʿarśî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch", "*ḥăṭuḇôṯ*": "adjective, feminine plural construct - colored/striped", "*ʾēṭûn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - linen/yarn", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt" }, "variants": { "*marḇaddîm*": "coverings/bedspreads/tapestries", "*ḥăṭuḇôṯ*": "colored/striped/embroidered", "*ʾēṭûn*": "linen/yarn/thread" } } 17 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.17", "source": "נַ֥פְתִּי מִשְׁכָּבִ֑י מֹ֥ר אֲ֝הָלִ֗ים וְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃", "text": "I *nap̄tî* my *miškāḇî* with *mōr* *ʾăhālîm* and *qinnāmôn*.", "grammar": { "*nap̄tî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have sprinkled/perfumed", "*miškāḇî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bed", "*mōr*": "noun, masculine singular - myrrh", "*ʾăhālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - aloes", "*qinnāmôn*": "noun, masculine singular - cinnamon" }, "variants": { "*nap̄tî*": "sprinkled/perfumed/scented", "*ʾăhālîm*": "aloes/sandalwood" } } 18 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.18", "source": "לְכָ֤ה נִרְוֶ֣ה דֹ֭דִים עַד־הַבֹּ֑קֶר נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗ה בָּאֳהָבִֽים׃", "text": "Come, let us *nirweh* *dōḏîm* until-the *bōqer*; let us *niṯʿallĕsāh* in *ʾohāḇîm*.", "grammar": { "*lĕḵāh*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - come", "*nirweh*": "verb, qal imperfect (cohortative), 1st person plural - let us be saturated/drink our fill", "*dōḏîm*": "noun, masculine plural - loves/caresses", "*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning", "*niṯʿallĕsāh*": "verb, hitpael imperfect (cohortative), 1st person plural - let us delight ourselves", "*ʾohāḇîm*": "noun, masculine plural - loves/love-making" }, "variants": { "*nirweh*": "drink our fill/be saturated/be intoxicated", "*dōḏîm*": "loves/caresses/lovemaking", "*niṯʿallĕsāh*": "delight ourselves/enjoy ourselves/take pleasure", "*ʾohāḇîm*": "loves/love-making/expressions of love" } } 19 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.19", "source": "כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין הָאִ֣ישׁ בְּבֵית֑וֹ הָ֝לַ֗ךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ מֵרָחֽוֹק׃", "text": "For *ʾên* the *ʾîš* in his *bêṯô*; he *hālaḵ* on *dereḵ* *mērāḥôq*.", "grammar": { "*ʾên*": "adverb - there is not/no", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/husband", "*bêṯô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his house", "*hālaḵ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he went/traveled", "*dereḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way/journey", "*mērāḥôq*": "adverb - far away/distant" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man/husband", "*mērāḥôq*": "far away/distant/long" } } 20 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.20", "source": "צְֽרוֹר־הַ֭כֶּסֶף לָקַ֣ח בְּיָד֑וֹ לְי֥וֹם הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶא יָבֹ֥א בֵיתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ṣĕrôr*-the *kesep̄* he *lāqaḥ* in his *yāḏô*; to day the *kēseʾ* he *yāḇōʾ* his *bêṯô*.", "grammar": { "*ṣĕrôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - bag/bundle of", "*kesep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - silver/money", "*lāqaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he took", "*yāḏô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hand", "*kēseʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - full moon/appointed time", "*yāḇōʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will come", "*bêṯô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his house" }, "variants": { "*ṣĕrôr*": "bag/bundle/pouch", "*kēseʾ*": "full moon/appointed time/festival day" } } 21 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.21", "source": "הִ֭טַּתּוּ בְּרֹ֣ב לִקְחָ֑הּ בְּחֵ֥לֶק שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָ תַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "She *hiṭṭattû* with abundance of her *liqḥāh*; with *ḥēleq* of her *śĕp̄āṯêhā* she *tadîḥennû*.", "grammar": { "*hiṭṭattû*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - she caused him to turn aside/incline", "*liqḥāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her persuasiveness/teaching", "*ḥēleq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - smoothness/flattery", "*śĕp̄āṯêhā*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her lips", "*tadîḥennû*": "verb, hifil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - she compels/drives/forces him" }, "variants": { "*hiṭṭattû*": "caused to turn aside/enticed/seduced", "*liqḥāh*": "persuasiveness/teaching/fair speech", "*ḥēleq*": "smoothness/flattery", "*tadîḥennû*": "compels/drives/forces/impels" } } 22 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.22", "source": "ה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ פִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם כְּ֭שׁוֹר אֶל־טֶ֣בַח יָב֑וֹא וּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶס אֶל־מוּסַ֥ר אֱוֽ͏ִיל׃", "text": "He *hôlēḵ* after her *piṯʾōm*, like a *šôr* to *ṭeḇaḥ* he *yāḇôʾ*, and like *ʿeḵes* to *mûsar* of *ʾĕwîl*.", "grammar": { "*hôlēḵ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - going", "*piṯʾōm*": "adverb - suddenly/all at once", "*šôr*": "noun, masculine singular - ox/bull", "*ṭeḇaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - slaughter", "*yāḇôʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he comes", "*ʿeḵes*": "noun, masculine singular - fetters/chains/anklets", "*mûsar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - discipline/correction", "*ʾĕwîl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool" }, "variants": { "*ʿeḵes*": "fetters/chains/anklets/shackles", "*mûsar*": "discipline/correction/chastisement", "*ʾĕwîl*": "fool/stupid person" } } 23 { "verseID": "Proverbs.7.23", "source": "עַ֤ד יְפַלַּ֪ח חֵ֡ץ כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ כְּמַהֵ֣ר צִפּ֣וֹר אֶל־פָּ֑ח וְלֹֽא־יָ֝דַ֗ע כִּֽי־בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ הֽוּא׃", "text": "Until *yĕp̄allaḥ* *ḥēṣ* his *kĕḇēḏô*, like *mahēr* *ṣippôr* to *pāḥ*, and not he *yāḏaʿ* that in his *nap̄šô* it is.", "grammar": { "*yĕp̄allaḥ*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it pierces/splits", "*ḥēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - arrow", "*kĕḇēḏô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his liver", "*mahēr*": "verb, piel participle, masculine singular - hastening", "*ṣippôr*": "noun, masculine singular - bird", "*pāḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - trap/snare", "*yāḏaʿ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he knows", "*nap̄šô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his life/soul" }, "variants": { "*yĕp̄allaḥ*": "pierces/splits/cleaves", "*kĕḇēḏô*": "liver/inner being", "*nap̄šô*": "life/soul/self" } }