Proverbs

Proverbs 5:19–20

19A loving doe, a graceful fawn—

may her breasts satisfy you always;

may you be captivatedd by her love forever.

20Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress,

or embrace the bosom of a stranger?e

Footnotes

  • d 5:19 Or be led astray; also in verse 20
  • e 5:20 Or a foreign woman or another man’s wife

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Proverbs 5:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A lovingאֲהָבִ֗ים’ă·hā·ḇîmNoun - masculine pluralH158 love
doeאַיֶּ֥לֶת’ay·ye·leṯNoun - feminine singular constructH355 hind, doe
a gracefulחֵ֥ןḥênNoun - masculine singularH2580 favour, grace
fawnוְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת־wə·ya·‘ă·laṯ-Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular constructH3280
may her breastsדַּ֭דֶּיהָdad·de·hāNoun - masculine dual construct; third person feminine singularH1717 breast
satisfy youיְרַוֻּ֣ךָyə·raw·wu·ḵāVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person masculine singularH7301 be saturated, drink one's fill
alwaysבְכָל־ḇə·ḵāl-Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
may you be captivatedתִּשְׁגֶּ֥הtiš·gehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7686 go astray, err
by her loveבְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּbə·’a·hă·ḇā·ṯāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH160 love
foreverתָמִֽיד׃ṯā·mîḏAdverbH8548 continuity

Proverbs 5:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whyוְלָ֤מָּהwə·lām·māhConjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
be captivatedתִשְׁגֶּ֣הṯiš·gehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7686 go astray, err
my sonבְנִ֣יḇə·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1121 son
by an adulteressבְזָרָ֑הḇə·zā·rāhPreposition-b; Adjective - feminine singularH2114 be a stranger
or embraceוּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗קū·ṯə·ḥab·bêqConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singularH2263 clasp, embrace
the bosomחֵ֣קḥêqNoun - masculine singular constructH2436 bosom
of a strangerנָכְרִיָּֽה׃nā·ḵə·rî·yāhAdjective - feminine singularH5237 foreign, alien

Cross-references

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Proverbs 5:19 Song of Solomon 7:3 · Song of Solomon 4:5 · Song of Solomon 2:9 · Song of Solomon 8:14 · Proverbs 5:15 · Song of Solomon 2:17

Proverbs 5:20 Proverbs 6:24 · Proverbs 7:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.