Proverbs
Proverbs 5:10
10lest strangers feast on your wealth,
and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lest | פֶּֽן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| strangers | זָרִ֣ים | zā·rîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2114 be a stranger |
| feast | יִשְׂבְּע֣וּ | yiś·bə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited |
| on your wealth | כֹּחֶ֑ךָ | kō·ḥe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3581 strength, power |
| and your labors | וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָ | wa·‘ă·ṣā·ḇe·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6089 pain, hurt, toil |
| the house | בְּבֵ֣ית | bə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of a foreigner | נָכְרִֽי׃ | nā·ḵə·rî | Adjective - masculine singular | H5237 foreign, alien |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.