Proverbs
Proverbs 1:18
18But they lie in wait for their own blood;
they ambush their own lives.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But they | וְ֭הֵם | wə·hêm | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| lie in wait | יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ | ye·’ĕ·rō·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H693 lie in wait |
| for their | לְדָמָ֣ם | lə·ḏā·mām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1818 blood |
| they ambush | יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ | yiṣ·pə·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6845 hide, treasure up |
| their | לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ | lə·nap̄·šō·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 9:16 · Esther 7:10 · Proverbs 5:22–23 · Proverbs 28:17 · Psalm 7:14–16 · Matthew 27:4–5 · Psalm 55:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.