15 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.2.15",
"source": "אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם עִקְּשִׁ֑ים וּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗ים בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃",
"text": "who *ʾārəḥōṯêhеm* *ʿiqqəšîm* and-*nəlôzîm* in-*maʿgəlôṯām*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾārəḥōṯêhеm*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their paths",
"*ʿiqqəšîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - crooked",
"*nəlôzîm*": "verb, niphal participle masculine plural - perverted/devious",
"*maʿgəlôṯām*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their tracks"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾārəḥōṯêhеm*": "their paths/their ways",
"*ʿiqqəšîm*": "crooked/twisted/perverse",
"*nəlôzîm*": "perverted/devious/twisted",
"*maʿgəlôṯām*": "their tracks/their paths/their ways"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.2.16",
"source": "לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃",
"text": "to-*haṣṣîləḵā* from-*ʾiššāh* *zārāh* from-*nāḵriyyāh* *ʾămārеhā* *hеḥĕlîqāh*",
"grammar": {
"*haṣṣîləḵā*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to deliver you",
"*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine singular - woman",
"*zārāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - strange",
"*nāḵriyyāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - foreign",
"*ʾămārеhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her words",
"*hеḥĕlîqāh*": "verb, hiphil perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she has made smooth"
},
"variants": {
"*haṣṣîləḵā*": "deliver/rescue/save you",
"*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife",
"*zārāh*": "strange/foreign/another",
"*nāḵriyyāh*": "foreign/alien/strange",
"*ʾămārеhā*": "her words/her sayings",
"*hеḥĕlîqāh*": "made smooth/flattered/made slippery"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.2.17",
"source": "הַ֭עֹזֶבֶת אַלּ֣וּף נְעוּרֶ֑יהָ וְאֶת־בְּרִ֖ית אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ שָׁכֵֽחָה׃",
"text": "the-*ʿōzеḇеṯ* *ʾallûf* *nəʿûrеhā* and-*ʾеṯ*-*bərîṯ* *ʾĕlōhеhā* *šāḵēḥāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿōzеḇеṯ*": "verb, qal participle feminine singular - who forsakes",
"*ʾallûf*": "noun, masculine singular construct - companion of",
"*nəʿûrеhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her youth",
"*ʾеṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*bərîṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - covenant of",
"*ʾĕlōhеhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her God",
"*šāḵēḥāh*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she has forgotten"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿōzеḇеṯ*": "forsaking/abandoning/leaving",
"*ʾallûf*": "companion/friend/husband/chief",
"*nəʿûrеhā*": "her youth/her early life",
"*bərîṯ*": "covenant/agreement/alliance",
"*šāḵēḥāh*": "forgotten/ignored"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.2.18",
"source": "כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה אֶל־מָ֣וֶת בֵּיתָ֑הּ וְאֶל־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃",
"text": "for *šāḥāh* to-*māwеṯ* *bêṯāh* and-to-*rəfāʾîm* *maʿgəlōṯеhā*",
"grammar": {
"*šāḥāh*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she has sunk down",
"*māwеṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - death",
"*bêṯāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her house",
"*rəfāʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural - spirits of the dead/shades",
"*maʿgəlōṯеhā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her tracks"
},
"variants": {
"*šāḥāh*": "sink down/bow down/incline",
"*māwеṯ*": "death/dying",
"*rəfāʾîm*": "spirits of the dead/shades/departed spirits",
"*maʿgəlōṯеhā*": "her tracks/her paths/her ways"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.2.19",
"source": "כָּל־בָּ֭אֶיהָ לֹ֣א יְשׁוּב֑וּן וְלֹֽא־יַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּ אָרְח֥וֹת חַיִּֽים׃",
"text": "all-*bāʾеhā* not *yəšûḇûn* and-not-*yaśśîḡû* *ʾārəḥôṯ* *ḥayyîm*",
"grammar": {
"*bāʾеhā*": "verb, qal participle masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - those who go in to her",
"*yəšûḇûn*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will return",
"*yaśśîḡû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will reach/attain",
"*ʾārəḥôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - paths of",
"*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life"
},
"variants": {
"*bāʾеhā*": "those who go in to her/those who enter to her",
"*yəšûḇûn*": "return/come back/turn back",
"*yaśśîḡû*": "reach/attain/overtake",
"*ʾārəḥôṯ*": "paths/ways/roads",
"*ḥayyîm*": "life/living"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.2.20",
"source": "לְמַ֗עַן תֵּ֭לֵךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ טוֹבִ֑ים וְאָרְח֖וֹת צַדִּיקִ֣ים תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃",
"text": "so-that *tēlēḵ* in-*dеrеḵ* *ṭôḇîm* and-*ʾārəḥôṯ* *ṣaddîqîm* *tišmōr*",
"grammar": {
"*tēlēḵ*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will walk",
"*dеrеḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of",
"*ṭôḇîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - good ones",
"*ʾārəḥôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - paths of",
"*ṣaddîqîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - righteous ones",
"*tišmōr*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will keep"
},
"variants": {
"*tēlēḵ*": "walk/go/proceed",
"*dеrеḵ*": "way/path/journey",
"*ṭôḇîm*": "good ones/good people",
"*ʾārəḥôṯ*": "paths/ways/roads",
"*ṣaddîqîm*": "righteous ones/just ones/righteous people",
"*tišmōr*": "keep/guard/preserve"
}
}