Proverbs

Proverbs 5:17

¹⁷Let them be yours alone,

never to be shared with strangers.

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
Let them be	יִֽהְיוּ־	yih·yū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
yours	לְךָ֥	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
alone	לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ	lə·ḇad·de·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H905 separation
never	וְאֵ֖ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to be shared	אִתָּֽךְ׃	’it·tāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with
with strangers	לְזָרִ֣ים	lə·zā·rîm	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.