Prov 5:7-9 : 7 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.7",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י וְאַל־תָּ֝ס֗וּרוּ מֵאִמְרֵי־פִֽי",
"text": "And-now *bānîm* *šimʿû*-to-me and-not-*tāsûrû* from-*ʾimrê*-my-*peh*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿattâ*": "adverb - now",
"*bānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sons/children",
"*šimʿû*": "verb, qal imperative masculine plural - listen/hear",
"*tāsûrû*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - turn aside/depart",
"*ʾimrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sayings/words of",
"*peh*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my mouth"
},
"variants": {
"*bānîm*": "sons/children/descendants",
"*šimʿû*": "listen/hear/obey/understand",
"*tāsûrû*": "turn aside/depart/rebel/withdraw",
"*ʾimrê*": "sayings/words/speeches/utterances",
"*peh*": "mouth/opening/speech"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.8",
"source": "הַרְחֵ֣ק מֵעָלֶ֣יהָ דַרְכֶּ֑ךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝קְרַ֗ב אֶל־פֶּ֥תַח בֵּיתָֽהּ",
"text": "*harḥēq* from-upon-her your-*derek* and-not-*tiqrab* to-*petaḥ* her-*bayit*",
"grammar": {
"*harḥēq*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular - keep far/put distance",
"*derek*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your way/path",
"*tiqrab*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - come near/approach",
"*petaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - opening/door/entrance of",
"*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her house"
},
"variants": {
"*harḥēq*": "keep far/put distance/remove",
"*derek*": "way/path/journey/direction/manner",
"*tiqrab*": "come near/approach/draw near",
"*petaḥ*": "opening/door/entrance/gateway",
"*bayit*": "house/home/household/temple/family"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.9",
"source": "פֶּן־תִּתֵּ֣ן לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים הוֹדֶ֑ךָ וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָ לְאַכְזָרִֽי",
"text": "Lest-*tittēn* to-*ʾăḥērîm* your-*hôd* and-your-*šānôt* to-*ʾakzārî*",
"grammar": {
"*pen*": "conjunction - lest/so that not",
"*tittēn*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you give",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - others",
"*hôd*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your vigor/splendor",
"*šānôt*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your years",
"*ʾakzārî*": "adjective, masculine singular - cruel/fierce one"
},
"variants": {
"*tittēn*": "give/place/put/set",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "others/strangers/foreigners",
"*hôd*": "vigor/splendor/majesty/honor/dignity",
"*šānôt*": "years/lifetime",
"*ʾakzārî*": "cruel/fierce/ruthless one"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.10",
"source": "פֶּֽן־יִשְׂבְּע֣וּ זָרִ֣ים כֹּחֶ֑ךָ וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָ בְּבֵ֣ית נָכְרֽ͏ִי",
"text": "Lest-*yiśbĕʿû* *zārîm* your-*kōaḥ* and-your-*ʿăṣābîm* in-*bêt* *nokrî*",
"grammar": {
"*pen*": "conjunction - lest/so that not",
"*yiśbĕʿû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they are satisfied/filled",
"*zārîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - strangers/foreigners",
"*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your strength",
"*ʿăṣābîm*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your labors/toils",
"*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of",
"*nokrî*": "adjective, masculine singular - foreign/strange/alien"
},
"variants": {
"*yiśbĕʿû*": "be satisfied/be filled/have enough",
"*zārîm*": "strangers/foreigners/unauthorized people",
"*kōaḥ*": "strength/power/wealth/ability",
"*ʿăṣābîm*": "labors/toils/pains/hardships/earnings",
"*nokrî*": "foreign/strange/alien"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.11",
"source": "וְנָהַמְתָּ֥ בְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָ בִּכְל֥וֹת בְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗ וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ",
"text": "And-*nāhamtā* in-your-*ʾaḥărît* in-*kĕlôt* your-*bāśār* and-your-*šĕʾēr*",
"grammar": {
"*nāhamtā*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will groan/growl/mourn",
"*ʾaḥărît*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your end/outcome/future",
"*kĕlôt*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - failing/consuming/ending",
"*bāśār*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your flesh/body",
"*šĕʾēr*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your body/flesh/relative"
},
"variants": {
"*nāhamtā*": "groan/growl/mourn/roar",
"*ʾaḥărît*": "end/outcome/future/latter part",
"*kĕlôt*": "failing/ending/consuming/wasting away",
"*bāśār*": "flesh/body/skin/meat/mankind",
"*šĕʾēr*": "body/flesh/relative/kin/food"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.12",
"source": "וְֽאָמַרְתָּ֗ אֵ֭יךְ שָׂנֵ֣אתִי מוּסָ֑ר וְ֝תוֹכַ֗חַת נָאַ֥ץ לִבִּֽי",
"text": "And-*ʾāmartā* how *śānēʾtî* *mûsār* and-*tôkaḥat* *nāʾaṣ* my-*lēb*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmartā*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will say",
"*ʾêk*": "interrogative adverb - how",
"*śānēʾtî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person singular - I hated",
"*mûsār*": "noun, masculine singular - discipline/instruction/correction",
"*tôkaḥat*": "noun, feminine singular - reproof/rebuke/correction",
"*nāʾaṣ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it despised/rejected",
"*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my heart"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāmartā*": "say/speak/think/command",
"*śānēʾtî*": "hate/detest/reject",
"*mûsār*": "discipline/instruction/correction/chastening",
"*tôkaḥat*": "reproof/rebuke/correction/argument",
"*nāʾaṣ*": "despise/reject/spurn",
"*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner self/will/understanding"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.13",
"source": "וְֽלֹא־שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי בְּק֣וֹל מוֹרָ֑י וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י לֹא־הִטִּ֥יתִי אָזְנִֽי",
"text": "And-not-*šāmaʿtî* in-*qôl* my-*môrê* and-to-my-*mĕlammĕdê* not-*hiṭṭîtî* my-*ʾōzen*",
"grammar": {
"*šāmaʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person singular - I listened/obeyed",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - voice of",
"*môrê*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my teachers",
"*mĕlammĕdê*": "verb, piel participle masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my instructors",
"*hiṭṭîtî*": "verb, hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I inclined/extended",
"*ʾōzen*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my ear"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmaʿtî*": "listen/hear/obey/understand",
"*qôl*": "voice/sound/noise",
"*môrê*": "teachers/instructors",
"*mĕlammĕdê*": "instructors/those who teach me",
"*hiṭṭîtî*": "incline/extend/stretch out/turn",
"*ʾōzen*": "ear/hearing"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.14",
"source": "כִּ֭מְעַט הָיִ֣יתִי בְכָל־רָ֑ע בְּת֖וֹךְ קָהָ֣ל וְעֵדָֽה",
"text": "As-*mĕʿaṭ* *hāyîtî* in-all-*raʿ* in-the-midst-of *qāhāl* and-*ʿēdâ*",
"grammar": {
"*kimʿaṭ*": "adverb - almost/nearly",
"*hāyîtî*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person singular - I was",
"*raʿ*": "noun/adjective, masculine singular - evil/misfortune",
"*tôk*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst of",
"*qāhāl*": "noun, masculine singular - assembly/congregation",
"*ʿēdâ*": "noun, feminine singular - congregation/assembly"
},
"variants": {
"*mĕʿaṭ*": "little/few/almost/nearly",
"*hāyîtî*": "was/became/happened",
"*raʿ*": "evil/misfortune/distress/injury/calamity",
"*qāhāl*": "assembly/congregation/crowd",
"*ʿēdâ*": "congregation/assembly/community/group"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.15",
"source": "שְׁתֵה־מַ֥יִם מִבּוֹרֶ֑ךָ וְ֝נֹזְלִ֗ים מִתּ֥וֹךְ בְּאֵרֶֽךָ",
"text": "*šĕtê*-*mayim* from-your-*bôr* and-*nōzĕlîm* from-midst-of your-*bĕʾēr*",
"grammar": {
"*šĕtê*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - drink",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water",
"*bôr*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your cistern",
"*nōzĕlîm*": "verb, qal participle masculine plural - flowing waters",
"*tôk*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst of",
"*bĕʾēr*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your well"
},
"variants": {
"*šĕtê*": "drink/consume",
"*mayim*": "water/waters/liquid",
"*bôr*": "cistern/pit/well",
"*nōzĕlîm*": "flowing waters/streams/freshwater",
"*bĕʾēr*": "well/pit/water source"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.16",
"source": "יָפ֣וּצוּ מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָ ח֑וּצָה בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת פַּלְגֵי־מָֽיִם",
"text": "*yāpûṣû* your-*maʿyĕnōt* *ḥûṣâ* in-the-*rĕḥōbôt* *palgê*-*māyim*",
"grammar": {
"*yāpûṣû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they are scattered/dispersed/spread abroad",
"*maʿyĕnōt*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your springs/fountains",
"*ḥûṣâ*": "noun, masculine singular with directional heh - to the outside/street",
"*rĕḥōbôt*": "noun, feminine plural - open places/squares/broad places",
"*palgê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - streams/channels of",
"*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - water"
},
"variants": {
"*yāpûṣû*": "be scattered/be dispersed/spread out/overflow",
"*maʿyĕnōt*": "springs/fountains/sources",
"*ḥûṣâ*": "outside/street/abroad",
"*rĕḥōbôt*": "open places/squares/broad streets/plazas",
"*palgê*": "streams/channels/divisions",
"*māyim*": "water/waters/liquid"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.17",
"source": "יִֽהְיוּ־לְךָ֥ לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ וְאֵ֖ין לְזָרִ֣ים אִתָּֽךְ",
"text": "*yihĕyû*-to-you to-your-*bad* and-no to-*zārîm* with-you",
"grammar": {
"*yihĕyû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will be",
"*bad*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your separateness/alone",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not/no",
"*zārîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - strangers/foreigners",
"*ʾittāk*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - with you"
},
"variants": {
"*yihĕyû*": "be/become/happen/exist",
"*bad*": "separateness/alone/isolation/apart",
"*zārîm*": "strangers/foreigners/outsiders",
"*ʾittāk*": "with you/beside you/in your company"
}
}
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"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.21",
"source": "כִּ֤י נֹ֨כַח ׀ עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה דַּרְכֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְֽכָל־מַעְגְּלֹתָ֥יו מְפַלֵּֽס",
"text": "For in-front-of *ʿênê* *YHWH* *darkê*-*ʾîš* and-all-his-*maʿgĕlôt* *mĕpallēs*",
"grammar": {
"*nōkaḥ*": "preposition - in front of/opposite",
"*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of",
"*YHWH*": "noun, proper name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*darkê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - ways of",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*maʿgĕlôt*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his paths/tracks",
"*mĕpallēs*": "verb, piel participle masculine singular - weighing/leveling/examining"
},
"variants": {
"*nōkaḥ*": "in front of/opposite/before",
"*ʿênê*": "eyes/sight",
"*darkê*": "ways/paths/roads/journeys",
"*ʾîš*": "man/husband/person/each",
"*maʿgĕlôt*": "paths/tracks/ways/habits",
"*mĕpallēs*": "weighing/examining/evaluating/considering/measuring"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.22",
"source": "עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יו יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹ אֶת־הָרָשָׁ֑ע וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י חַ֝טָּאת֗וֹ יִתָּמֵֽךְ",
"text": "His-*ʿăwōnôt* *yilkĕdûnô* *ʾet*-the-*rāšāʿ* and-in-*ḥablê* his-*ḥaṭṭāʾt* *yittāmēk*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿăwōnôt*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his iniquities",
"*yilkĕdûnô*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they will capture him",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*rāšāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - wicked person",
"*ḥablê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - cords/ropes of",
"*ḥaṭṭāʾt*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sin",
"*yittāmēk*": "verb, niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will be held/seized"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăwōnôt*": "iniquities/guilt/punishment",
"*yilkĕdûnô*": "capture him/trap him/seize him",
"*rāšāʿ*": "wicked person/criminal/guilty one",
"*ḥablê*": "cords/ropes/bonds/snares",
"*ḥaṭṭāʾt*": "sin/offense/punishment/purification",
"*yittāmēk*": "be held/be seized/be supported/be sustained"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.5.23",
"source": "ה֗וּא יָ֭מוּת בְּאֵ֣ין מוּסָ֑ר וּבְרֹ֖ב אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ יִשְׁגֶּֽה",
"text": "*hûʾ* *yāmût* in-*ʾên* *mûsār* and-in-abundance-of his-*ʾiwwelet* *yišgeh*",
"grammar": {
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will die",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - without/there is no",
"*mûsār*": "noun, masculine singular - discipline/instruction",
"*rōb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - abundance/greatness of",
"*ʾiwwelet*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his folly",
"*yišgeh*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will go astray/stagger"
},
"variants": {
"*yāmût*": "die/perish",
"*mûsār*": "discipline/instruction/correction/chastening",
"*rōb*": "abundance/greatness/multitude",
"*ʾiwwelet*": "folly/foolishness/stupidity",
"*yišgeh*": "go astray/stagger/be led astray/wander/be intoxicated"
}
}