18 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.18",
"source": "יְהִֽי־מְקוֹרְךָ֥ בָר֑וּךְ וּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת נְעוּרֶֽךָ",
"text": "*yĕhî*-your-*māqôr* *bārûk* and-*śĕmaḥ* from-*ʾēšet* your-*nĕʿûrîm*",
"grammar": {
"*yĕhî*": "verb, qal jussive 3rd person masculine singular - let it be",
"*māqôr*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fountain/spring/source",
"*bārûk*": "verb, qal passive participle masculine singular - blessed",
"*śĕmaḥ*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - rejoice",
"*ʾēšet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wife of",
"*nĕʿûrîm*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your youth"
},
"variants": {
"*yĕhî*": "let it be/may it be",
"*māqôr*": "fountain/spring/source/origin/well",
"*bārûk*": "blessed/praised/adored",
"*śĕmaḥ*": "rejoice/be glad/be joyful",
"*ʾēšet*": "wife/woman",
"*nĕʿûrîm*": "youth/young age/early life"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.19",
"source": "אַיֶּ֥לֶת אֲהָבִ֗ים וְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת חֵֽן דַּ֭דֶּיהָ יְרַוֻּ֣ךָ בְכָל־עֵ֑ת בְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּ תִּשְׁגֶּ֥ה תָמִֽיד",
"text": "*ʾayyelet* *ʾăhābîm* and-*yaʿălat* *ḥēn* her-*daddîm* *yĕrawwûkā* in-all-*ʿēt* in-her-*ʾahăbâ* *tišgeh* *tāmîd*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾayyelet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - doe/deer of",
"*ʾăhābîm*": "noun, masculine plural - love/affection",
"*yaʿălat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - ibex/mountain goat of",
"*ḥēn*": "noun, masculine singular - grace/favor/charm",
"*daddîm*": "noun, masculine dual with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her breasts",
"*yĕrawwûkā*": "verb, piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with 2nd person masculine suffix - they satisfy you",
"*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular - time",
"*ʾahăbâ*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her love",
"*tišgeh*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - be intoxicated/infatuated",
"*tāmîd*": "adverb - continually/always"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾayyelet*": "doe/deer/hind",
"*ʾăhābîm*": "love/affection/desires",
"*yaʿălat*": "ibex/mountain goat/wild goat",
"*ḥēn*": "grace/favor/charm/beauty",
"*daddîm*": "breasts/loves",
"*yĕrawwûkā*": "satisfy you/give you drink/quench your thirst",
"*tišgeh*": "be intoxicated/be infatuated/go astray/be captivated",
"*tāmîd*": "continually/always/regularly/consistently"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.20",
"source": "וְלָ֤מָּה תִשְׁגֶּ֣ה בְנִ֣י בְזָרָ֑ה וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק חֵ֣ק נָכְרִיָּֽה",
"text": "And-why *tišgeh* my-*bĕnî* in-*zārâ* and-*tĕḥabbēq* *ḥēq* *nokrîyyâ*",
"grammar": {
"*lāmmâ*": "interrogative adverb - why",
"*tišgeh*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - be intoxicated/infatuated",
"*bĕnî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my son",
"*zārâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - strange/foreign woman",
"*tĕḥabbēq*": "verb, piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - embrace",
"*ḥēq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - bosom of",
"*nokrîyyâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - strange/foreign woman"
},
"variants": {
"*tišgeh*": "be intoxicated/be infatuated/go astray/be captivated",
"*bĕnî*": "my son/child/descendant",
"*zārâ*": "strange woman/foreign woman/adulteress",
"*tĕḥabbēq*": "embrace/hug/fold in arms",
"*ḥēq*": "bosom/lap/chest/embrace",
"*nokrîyyâ*": "strange woman/foreign woman/another man's wife"
}
}