Proverbs
Proverbs 6:29
29So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife;
no one who touches her will go unpunished.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | כֵּ֗ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| is he who sleeps with | הַ֭בָּא | hab·bā | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| another man’s | רֵעֵ֑הוּ | rê·‘ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| wife | אֵ֣שֶׁת | ’ê·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| no one | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| who touches | הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ | han·nō·ḡê·a‘ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| her | בָּֽהּ׃ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| will go unpunished | יִ֝נָּקֶ֗ה | yin·nā·qeh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5352 be empty(?), clean |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 7:1 · Malachi 3:5 · Ezekiel 22:11 · 2 Samuel 12:9–10 · Leviticus 20:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.