Proverbs

Proverbs 1:10–14

¹⁰My son, if sinners entice you,

do not yield to them.

¹¹If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood,

let us ambush the innocent without cause,

¹²let us swallow them alive like Sheol,

and whole like those descending into the Pit.

¹³We will find all manner of precious goods;

we will fill our houses with plunder.

¹⁴Throw in your lot with us;

let us all share one purse” —

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My son	בְּנִ֡י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
sinners	חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים	ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2400 sinful
entice you	יְפַתּ֥וּךָ	yə·p̄at·tū·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person masculine singular	H6601 be spacious, wide, open
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
yield	תֹּבֵֽא׃	tō·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H14 be willing, consent

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
they say	יֹאמְרוּ֮	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Come	לְכָ֪ה	lə·ḵāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
along	אִ֫תָּ֥נוּ	’it·tā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H854 with
let us lie in wait	נֶאֶרְבָ֥ה	ne·’er·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H693 lie in wait
for blood	לְדָ֑ם	lə·ḏām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood
let us ambush	נִצְפְּנָ֖ה	niṣ·pə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H6845 hide, treasure up
the innocent	לְנָקִ֣י	lə·nā·qî	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular	H5355 clean, free from, exempt
without cause	חִנָּֽם׃	ḥin·nām	Adverb	H2600 out of favour

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
let us swallow them	נִ֭בְלָעֵם	niḇ·lā·‘êm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine plural	H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf
alive	חַיִּ֑ים	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
like Sheol	כִּשְׁא֣וֹל	kiš·’ō·wl	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
and whole	וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים	ū·ṯə·mî·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H8549 complete, sound
like those descending	כְּי֣וֹרְדֵי	kə·yō·wr·ḏê	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3381 come or go down, descend
into the Pit	בֽוֹר׃	ḇō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We	נִמְצָ֑א	nim·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H4672 attain to, find
all manner	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of precious	יָקָ֣ר	yā·qār	Adjective - masculine singular	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
goods	ה֣וֹן	hō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H1952 wealth, sufficiency
we	נְמַלֵּ֖א	nə·mal·lê	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural	H4390 be full, fill
our houses	בָתֵּ֣ינוּ	ḇāt·tê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1004 house
with plunder	שָׁלָֽל׃	šā·lāl	Noun - masculine singular	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Throw in	תַּפִּ֣יל	tap·pîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
your lot	גּ֭וֹרָ֣לְךָ	gō·w·rā·lə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1486 lot
with us	בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּ	bə·ṯō·w·ḵê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H8432 midst
let us all	לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃	lə·ḵul·lā·nū	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H3605 the whole, all
share	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
one	אֶ֝חָ֗ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
purse	כִּ֥יס	kîs	Noun - masculine singular	H3599 bag, purse