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"
}
}