5{
"verseID": "Proverbs.7.5",
"source": "לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃",
"text": "To *šmārḵā* from *ʾiššāh* *zārāh*, from *nāḵrîyyāh* whose *ʾămārêhā* *heḥĕlîqāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*šmārḵā*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to keep you",
"*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine singular - woman",
"*zārāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - strange/foreign",
"*nāḵrîyyāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - foreign/alien",
"*ʾămārêhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her words/sayings",
"*heḥĕlîqāh*": "verb, hifil perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she has made smooth/flattering"
},
"variants": {
"*zārāh*": "strange/foreign/another/unauthorized",
"*nāḵrîyyāh*": "foreign/alien/strange",
"*heḥĕlîqāh*": "made smooth/flattered/made slippery"
}
}
6{
"verseID": "Proverbs.7.6",
"source": "כִּ֭י בְּחַלּ֣וֹן בֵּיתִ֑י בְּעַ֖ד אֶשְׁנַבִּ֣י נִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי׃",
"text": "For in *ḥallôn* of my *bêṯî*, through my *ʾešnabbî* I *nišqāp̄tî*.",
"grammar": {
"*ḥallôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - window",
"*bêṯî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my house",
"*ʾešnabbî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my lattice",
"*nišqāp̄tî*": "verb, nifal perfect, 1st person singular - I looked down/out"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾešnabbî*": "lattice/window",
"*nišqāp̄tî*": "looked out/looked down/observed"
}
}
7{
"verseID": "Proverbs.7.7",
"source": "וָאֵ֤רֶא בַפְּתָאיִ֗ם אָ֘בִ֤ינָה בַבָּנִ֗ים נַ֣עַר חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃",
"text": "And I *ʾēreʾ* among the *pĕṯāʾîm*, I *ʾāḇînāh* among the *bānîm* a *naʿar* *ḥăsar*-*lēḇ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾēreʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect (with waw consecutive), 1st person singular - I saw",
"*pĕṯāʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural - simple ones/naive/foolish",
"*ʾāḇînāh*": "verb, qal imperfect (cohortative), 1st person singular - I discerned/observed",
"*bānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sons/young men",
"*naʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - young man/youth/lad",
"*ḥăsar*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - lacking/devoid of",
"*lēḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - heart/mind/understanding"
},
"variants": {
"*pĕṯāʾîm*": "simple ones/naive/foolish/gullible",
"*ḥăsar-lēḇ*": "lacking heart/lacking sense/without understanding"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Proverbs.7.8",
"source": "עֹבֵ֣ר בַּ֭שּׁוּק אֵ֣צֶל פִּנָּ֑הּ וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֵּיתָ֣הּ יִצְעָֽד׃",
"text": "*ʿōḇēr* in the *šûq* near her *pinnāh*, and *dereḵ* her *bêṯāh* he *yiṣʿāḏ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿōḇēr*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - passing/crossing",
"*šûq*": "noun, masculine singular - street/marketplace",
"*ʾēṣel*": "preposition - near/beside",
"*pinnāh*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her corner",
"*dereḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way/path to",
"*bêṯāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her house",
"*yiṣʿāḏ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he walked/marched/stepped"
},
"variants": {
"*šûq*": "street/marketplace/plaza",
"*yiṣʿāḏ*": "walked/marched/stepped/advanced"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Proverbs.7.9",
"source": "בְּנֶֽשֶׁף־בְּעֶ֥רֶב י֑וֹם בְּאִישׁ֥וֹן לַ֝֗יְלָה וַאֲפֵלָֽה׃",
"text": "In *nešep̄*-in *ʿereḇ* *yôm*, in *ʾîšôn* *laylāh* and *ʾăp̄ēlāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*nešep̄*": "noun, masculine singular - twilight/dusk",
"*ʿereḇ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - evening",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day",
"*ʾîšôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - middle/pupil",
"*laylāh*": "noun, masculine singular - night",
"*ʾăp̄ēlāh*": "noun, feminine singular - darkness/gloom"
},
"variants": {
"*nešep̄*": "twilight/dusk/evening",
"*ʾîšôn*": "middle/pupil/black/darkest part"
}
}