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"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Proverbs.7.10",
"source": "וְהִנֵּ֣ה אִ֭שָּׁה לִקְרָאת֑וֹ שִׁ֥ית ז֝וֹנָ֗ה וּנְצֻ֥רַת לֵֽב׃",
"text": "And *hinnēh* an *ʾiššāh* to *liqrāṯô*, *šîṯ* *zônāh* and *nĕṣuraṯ* *lēḇ*.",
"grammar": {
"*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look",
"*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine singular - woman",
"*liqrāṯô*": "preposition with infinitive construct and 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to meet him",
"*šîṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - garment/attire",
"*zônāh*": "noun, feminine singular - prostitute/harlot",
"*nĕṣuraṯ*": "adjective, feminine singular construct - guarded/hidden/crafty",
"*lēḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - heart/mind"
},
"variants": {
"*šîṯ*": "garment/attire/dress",
"*nĕṣuraṯ*": "guarded/hidden/crafty/cunning"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Proverbs.7.11",
"source": "הֹמִיָּ֣ה הִ֣יא וְסֹרָ֑רֶת בְּ֝בֵיתָ֗הּ לֹא־יִשְׁכְּנ֥וּ רַגְלֶֽיהָ׃",
"text": "*hōmîyyāh* *hîʾ* and *sōrāreṯ*; in her *bêṯāh* not *yiškĕnû* her *raḡlêhā*.",
"grammar": {
"*hōmîyyāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - noisy/tumultuous/boisterous",
"*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - she",
"*sōrāreṯ*": "adjective, feminine singular - stubborn/rebellious",
"*bêṯāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her house",
"*yiškĕnû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they settle/dwell/stay",
"*raḡlêhā*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her feet"
},
"variants": {
"*hōmîyyāh*": "noisy/tumultuous/boisterous/clamorous",
"*sōrāreṯ*": "stubborn/rebellious/defiant"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Proverbs.7.12",
"source": "פַּ֤עַם ׀ בַּח֗וּץ פַּ֥עַם בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת וְאֵ֖צֶל כָּל־פִּנָּ֣ה תֶאֱרֹֽב׃",
"text": "*paʿam* in the *ḥûṣ*, *paʿam* in the *rĕḥōḇôṯ*, and near all-*pinnāh* she *teʾĕrōḇ*.",
"grammar": {
"*paʿam*": "noun, feminine singular - time/occurrence/step",
"*ḥûṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - outside/street",
"*rĕḥōḇôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - wide places/squares/plazas",
"*ʾēṣel*": "preposition - near/beside",
"*pinnāh*": "noun, feminine singular - corner",
"*teʾĕrōḇ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she lies in wait/lurks"
},
"variants": {
"*paʿam*": "time/occurrence/instance/once",
"*teʾĕrōḇ*": "lies in wait/lurks/ambushes"
}
}