Proverbs

Proverbs 30:17

¹⁷As for the eye that mocks a father

and scorns obedience to a mother,

may the ravens of the valley pluck it out

and young vultures devour it.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As for the eye	עַ֤יִן׀	‘a·yin	Noun - common singular	H5869 eye
mocks	תִּֽלְעַ֣ג	til·‘aḡ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3932 mock, deride
a father	לְאָב֮	lə·’āḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1 father
and scorns	וְתָב֪וּז	wə·ṯā·ḇūz	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H936 despise
obedience	לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־	lîq·qă·haṯ-	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3349 obedience
to a mother	אֵ֥ם	’êm	Noun - feminine singular	H517 mother
may the ravens	עֹרְבֵי־	‘ō·rə·ḇê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6158 raven
of the valley	נַ֑חַל	na·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
pluck it out	יִקְּר֥וּהָ	yiq·qə·rū·hā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H5365 bore, pick, dig
and young	בְנֵי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
vultures	נָֽשֶׁר׃פ	nā·šer	Noun - masculine singular	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
devour it	וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ	wə·yō·ḵə·lū·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H398 eat

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.