Proverbs

Proverbs 1:10–17

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” —

¹⁵my son, do not walk the road with them

or set foot upon their path.

¹⁶For their feet run to evil,

and they are swift to shed blood.

¹⁷How futile it is to spread the net

where any bird can see it!

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
my son	בְּנִ֗י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
walk	תֵּלֵ֣ךְ	tê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
the road	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
with them	אִתָּ֑ם	’it·tām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H854 with
or set	מְנַ֥ע	mə·na‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H4513 withhold, hold back
foot	רַ֝גְלְךָ֗	raḡ·lə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7272 foot
upon their path	מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃	min·nə·ṯî·ḇā·ṯām	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5410 path, pathway

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
their feet	רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם	raḡ·lê·hem	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H7272 foot
run	יָר֑וּצוּ	yā·rū·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7323 run
to evil	לָרַ֣ע	lā·ra‘	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and they are swift	וִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּ	wî·ma·hă·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4116 hasten
to shed	לִשְׁפָּךְ־	liš·pāḵ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8210 pour out, pour
blood	דָּֽם׃	dām	Noun - masculine singular	H1818 blood

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
futile	חִ֭נָּם	ḥin·nām	Adverb	H2600 out of favour
to spread	מְזֹרָ֣ה	mə·zō·rāh	Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow
the net	הָרָ֑שֶׁת	hā·rā·šeṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7568 net
where any	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
bird	בַּ֥עַל	ba·ʿal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1167 owner, lord
can see it	בְּ֝עֵינֵ֗י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye