Proverbs

Proverbs 6:3

³then do this, my son, to free yourself,

for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands:

Go, humble yourself,^a

and press your plea with your neighbor.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then	אֵפ֪וֹא׀	’ê·p̄ō·w	Conjunction	H645 then
do	עֲשֵׂ֨ה	‘ă·śêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
this	זֹ֥את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
my son	בְּנִ֡י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
to free yourself	וְֽהִנָּצֵ֗ל	wə·hin·nā·ṣêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
for	כִּ֘י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have fallen	בָ֤אתָ	ḇā·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into your neighbor’s	רֵעֶ֑ךָ	rê·‘e·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
hands	בְכַף־	ḇə·ḵap̄-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
Go	לֵ֥ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
humble yourself	הִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗ס	hiṯ·rap·pês	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular	H7511 stamp, tread, foul by stamping, treading
and press your plea	וּרְהַ֥ב	ū·rə·haḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7292 act stormily, boisterously, arrogantly
with your neighbor	רֵעֶֽיךָ׃	rê·‘e·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.