Proverbs
Proverbs 22:13
13The slacker says, “There is a lion outside!
I will be slain in the streets!”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The slacker | עָ֭צֵל | ‘ā·ṣêl | Adjective - masculine singular | H6102 sluggish, lazy |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| a lion | אֲרִ֣י | ’ă·rî | Noun - masculine singular | H738 lion |
| outside | בַח֑וּץ | ḇa·ḥūṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2351 the outside |
| I will be slain | אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃ | ’ê·rā·ṣê·aḥ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7523 murder, slay |
| in | בְּת֥וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the streets | רְ֝חֹב֗וֹת | rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H7339 broad open place, plaza |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 26:13–16 · Numbers 13:32–33 · Proverbs 15:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.