Proverbs
Proverbs 5:20
Footnotes
- e 5:20 Or a foreign woman or another man’s wife
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | וְלָ֤מָּה | wə·lām·māh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| be captivated | תִשְׁגֶּ֣ה | ṯiš·geh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7686 go astray, err |
| my son | בְנִ֣י | ḇə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| by an adulteress | בְזָרָ֑ה | ḇə·zā·rāh | Preposition-b; Adjective - feminine singular | H2114 be a stranger |
| or embrace | וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק | ū·ṯə·ḥab·bêq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2263 clasp, embrace |
| the bosom | חֵ֣ק | ḥêq | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2436 bosom |
| of a stranger | נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ | nā·ḵə·rî·yāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H5237 foreign, alien |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.