3 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.26.3",
"source": "שׁ֣וֹט לַ֭סּוּס מֶ֣תֶג לַחֲמ֑וֹר וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶט לְגֵ֣ו כְּסִילִֽים׃",
"text": "*Shot* for *sus*, *meteg* for *ḥamor*, and *shevet* for *gev* *kesilim*.",
"grammar": {
"*shot*": "noun, masculine, singular - whip",
"*sus*": "noun, masculine, singular with preposition (לַ) - horse",
"*meteg*": "noun, masculine, singular - bridle/bit",
"*ḥamor*": "noun, masculine, singular with preposition (לַ) - donkey",
"*shevet*": "noun, masculine, singular - rod/staff",
"*gev*": "noun, masculine, singular construct with preposition (לְ) - back of",
"*kesilim*": "noun, masculine, plural - fools"
},
"variants": {
"*shot*": "whip/scourge",
"*sus*": "horse",
"*meteg*": "bridle/bit/halter",
"*ḥamor*": "donkey/ass",
"*shevet*": "rod/staff/club/scepter",
"*gev*": "back/body",
"*kesilim*": "fools/stupid persons (plural of *kesil*)"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.26.4",
"source": "אַל־תַּ֣עַן כְּ֭סִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ פֶּֽן־תִּשְׁוֶה־לּ֥וֹ גַם־אָֽתָּה׃",
"text": "Not-*ta'an* *kesil* according-to-*ivvalto*, *pen*-*tishveh*-to-him also-you.",
"grammar": {
"*al*": "negative particle for prohibition - do not",
"*ta'an*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - answer",
"*kesil*": "noun, masculine, singular - fool",
"*ke*": "preposition - according to",
"*ivvalto*": "noun, feminine, singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his folly",
"*pen*": "conjunction - lest",
"*tishveh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will be equal",
"*lo*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*gam*": "adverb - also",
"*attah*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you"
},
"variants": {
"*ta'an*": "answer/respond to",
"*kesil*": "fool/stupid person",
"*ivvalto*": "his folly/his stupidity",
"*pen*": "lest/otherwise",
"*tishveh*": "you will be equal/you will be like/you will become comparable"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.26.5",
"source": "עֲנֵ֣ה כְ֭סִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ פֶּן־יִהְיֶ֖ה חָכָ֣ם בְּעֵינָֽיו׃",
"text": "*Aneh* *kesil* according-to-*ivvalto*, *pen*-*yihyeh* *ḥakham* in-*einav*.",
"grammar": {
"*aneh*": "verb, Qal imperative, masculine singular - answer",
"*kesil*": "noun, masculine, singular - fool",
"*ke*": "preposition - according to",
"*ivvalto*": "noun, feminine, singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his folly",
"*pen*": "conjunction - lest",
"*yihyeh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will be",
"*ḥakham*": "adjective, masculine, singular - wise",
"*be*": "preposition - in",
"*einav*": "noun, feminine, dual construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eyes"
},
"variants": {
"*aneh*": "answer/respond to",
"*kesil*": "fool/stupid person",
"*ivvalto*": "his folly/his stupidity",
"*pen*": "lest/otherwise",
"*yihyeh*": "he will be/he will become",
"*ḥakham*": "wise/skillful/clever",
"*einav*": "his eyes/his sight/his opinion"
}
}