Proverbs - Interlinear Bible

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מִ֭שְׁלֵי miš·lê N-mpc H4912 [These are] the proverbs

שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה šə·lō·mōh N-proper-ms H8010 of Solomon

בֶן־ ḇen- N-msc H1121 son

דָּוִ֑ד dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 of David,

מֶ֝֗לֶךְ me·leḵ N-msc H4428 king

יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ yiś·rā·’êl N-proper-ms H3478 of Israel,

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לָדַ֣עַת lā·ḏa·‘aṯ Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H3045 for gaining

חָכְמָ֣ה ḥāḵ·māh N-fs H2451 wisdom

וּמוּסָ֑ר ū·mū·sār Conj-w | N-ms H4148 and discipline,

לְ֝הָבִ֗ין lə·hā·ḇîn Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf H995 for comprehending

אִמְרֵ֥י ’im·rê N-mpc H561 words

בִינָֽה׃ ḇî·nāh N-fs H998 of insight,

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לָ֭קַחַת lā·qa·ḥaṯ Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H3947 [and] for receiving

מוּסַ֣ר mū·sar N-msc H4148 instruction

הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל haś·kêl V-Hifil-InfAbs H7919 in wise living

צֶ֥דֶק ṣe·ḏeq N-ms H6664 and in righteousness,

וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט ū·miš·pāṭ Conj-w | N-ms H4941 justice,

וּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ ū·mê·šā·rîm Conj-w | N-mp H4339 and equity.

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לָתֵ֣ת lā·ṯêṯ Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H5414 To impart

עָרְמָ֑ה ‘ā·rə·māh N-fs H6195 prudence

לִפְתָאיִ֣ם lip̄·ṯā·yim Prep-l | N-mp H6612 to the simple

דַּ֣עַת da·‘aṯ N-fs H1847 [and] knowledge

וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ ū·mə·zim·māh Conj-w | N-fs H4209 and discretion

לְ֝נַ֗עַר lə·na·‘ar Prep-l | N-ms H5288 to the young,

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חָ֭כָם ḥā·ḵām Adj-ms H2450 {let} the wise

יִשְׁמַ֣ע yiš·ma‘ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H8085 listen

וְי֣וֹסֶף wə·yō·w·sep̄ Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms H3254 and gain

לֶ֑קַח le·qaḥ N-ms H3948 instruction,

וְ֝נָב֗וֹן wə·nā·ḇō·wn Conj-w | V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms H995 and the discerning

יִקְנֶֽה׃ yiq·neh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H7069 acquire

תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת taḥ·bu·lō·wṯ N-fp H8458 wise counsel

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לְהָבִ֣ין lə·hā·ḇîn Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf H995 by understanding

מָ֭שָׁל mā·šāl N-ms H4912 the proverbs

וּמְלִיצָ֑ה ū·mə·lî·ṣāh Conj-w | N-fs H4426 and parables,

דִּבְרֵ֥י diḇ·rê N-mpc H1697 the sayings

וְחִידֹתָֽם׃ wə·ḥî·ḏō·ṯām Conj-w | N-fpc | 3mp H2420 and riddles

חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים ḥă·ḵā·mîm Adj-mp H2450 of the wise.

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יִרְאַ֣ת yir·’aṯ N-fsc H3374 The fear

יְ֭הוָה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 of the LORD

רֵאשִׁ֣ית rê·šîṯ N-fsc H7225 [is] the beginning

דָּ֑עַת dā·‘aṯ N-fs H1847 of knowledge,

אֱוִילִ֥ים ’ĕ·wî·lîm N-mp H191 [but] fools

בָּֽזוּ׃פ bā·zū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H936 despise

חָכְמָ֥ה ḥāḵ·māh N-fs H2451 wisdom

וּ֝מוּסָ֗ר ū·mū·sār Conj-w | N-ms H4148 and discipline.

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שְׁמַ֣ע šə·ma‘ V-Qal-Imp-ms H8085 Listen,

בְּ֭נִי bə·nî N-msc | 1cs H1121 my son,

אָבִ֑יךָ ’ā·ḇî·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H1 to your father’s

מוּסַ֣ר mū·sar N-msc H4148 instruction,

תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ tiṭ·ṭōš V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H5203 and do not forsake

וְאַל־ wə·’al- Conj-w | Adv H408 . . .

תּוֹרַ֥ת tō·w·raṯ N-fsc H8451 the teaching

אִמֶּֽךָ׃ ’im·me·ḵā N-fsc | 2ms H517 of your mother.

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כִּ֤י׀ kî Conj H3588 For

הֵ֬ם hêm Pro-3mp H1992 they

לִוְיַ֤ת liw·yaṯ N-fsc H3880 [are] a garland

חֵ֓ן ḥên N-ms H2580 of grace

לְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ lə·rō·še·ḵā Prep-l | N-msc | 2ms H7218 on your head

וַ֝עֲנָקִ֗ים wa·‘ă·nā·qîm Conj-w | N-mp H6060 and a pendant

לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ lə·ḡar·gə·rō·ṯe·ḵā Prep-l | N-fpc | 2ms H1621 around your neck.

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בְּנִ֡י bə·nî N-msc | 1cs H1121 My son,

אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 if

חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm Adj-mp H2400 sinners

יְפַתּ֥וּךָ yə·p̄at·tū·ḵā V-Piel-Imperf-3mp | 2ms H6601 entice you,

אַל־ ’al- Adv H408 do not

תֹּבֵֽא׃ tō·ḇê V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-2ms H14 yield [to them].

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אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 If

יֹאמְרוּ֮ yō·mə·rū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H559 they say,

לְכָ֪ה lə·ḵāh V-Qal-Imp-ms | 3fs H1980 Come

אִ֫תָּ֥נוּ ’it·tā·nū Prep | 1cp H854 along,

נֶאֶרְבָ֥ה ne·’er·ḇāh V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cp H693 let us lie in wait

לְדָ֑ם lə·ḏām Prep-l | N-ms H1818 for blood,

נִצְפְּנָ֖ה niṣ·pə·nāh V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cp H6845 let us ambush

לְנָקִ֣י lə·nā·qî Prep-l | Adj-ms H5355 the innocent

חִנָּֽם׃ ḥin·nām Adv H2600 without cause,

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נִ֭בְלָעֵם niḇ·lā·‘êm V-Qal-Imperf.h-1cp | 3mp H1104 let us swallow them

חַיִּ֑ים ḥay·yîm N-mp H2416 alive

כִּשְׁא֣וֹל kiš·’ō·wl Prep-k | N-cs H7585 like Sheol,

וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים ū·ṯə·mî·mîm Conj-w | Adj-mp H8549 and whole

כְּי֣וֹרְדֵי kə·yō·wr·ḏê Prep-k | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc H3381 like those descending

בֽוֹר׃ ḇō·wr N-ms H953 into the Pit.

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נִמְצָ֑א nim·ṣā V-Qal-Imperf-1cp H4672 We {will} find

כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 all manner

יָקָ֣ר yā·qār Adj-ms H3368 of precious

ה֣וֹן hō·wn N-ms H1952 goods;

נְמַלֵּ֖א nə·mal·lê V-Piel-Imperf-1cp H4390 we {will} fill

בָתֵּ֣ינוּ ḇāt·tê·nū N-mpc | 1cp H1004 our houses

שָׁלָֽל׃ šā·lāl N-ms H7998 with plunder.

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תַּפִּ֣יל tap·pîl V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms H5307 Throw in

גּ֭וֹרָ֣לְךָ gō·w·rā·lə·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H1486 your lot

בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּ bə·ṯō·w·ḵê·nū Prep-b | N-msc | 1cp H8432 with us;

לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃ lə·ḵul·lā·nū Prep-l | N-msc | 1cp H3605 let us all

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih·yeh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H1961 share

אֶ֝חָ֗ד ’e·ḥāḏ Number-ms H259 one

כִּ֥יס kîs N-ms H3599 purse

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בְּנִ֗י bə·nî N-msc | 1cs H1121 my son,

אַל־ ’al- Adv H408 do not

תֵּלֵ֣ךְ tê·lêḵ V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H1980 walk

בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ bə·ḏe·reḵ Prep-b | N-cs H1870 the road

אִתָּ֑ם ’it·tām Prep | 3mp H854 with them

מְנַ֥ע mə·na‘ V-Qal-Imp-ms H4513 or set

רַ֝גְלְךָ֗ raḡ·lə·ḵā N-fsc | 2ms H7272 foot

מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃ min·nə·ṯî·ḇā·ṯām Prep-m | N-fsc | 3mp H5410 upon their path.

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כִּ֣י kî Conj H3588 For

רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם raḡ·lê·hem N-fdc | 3mp H7272 their feet

יָר֑וּצוּ yā·rū·ṣū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7323 run

לָרַ֣ע lā·ra‘ Prep-l, Art | Adj-ms H7451 to evil,

וִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּ wî·ma·hă·rū Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjImperf-3mp H4116 and they are swift

לִשְׁפָּךְ־ liš·pāḵ- Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H8210 to shed

דָּֽם׃ dām N-ms H1818 blood.

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כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 How

חִ֭נָּם ḥin·nām Adv H2600 futile [it is]

מְזֹרָ֣ה mə·zō·rāh V-Pual-Prtcpl-fs H2219 to spread

הָרָ֑שֶׁת hā·rā·šeṯ Art | N-fs H7568 the net

כָל־ ḵāl N-msc H3605 where any

בַּ֥עַל ba·ʿal N-msc H1167 bird

כָּנָֽף׃ kā·nāp̄ N-fs H3671 . . .

בְּ֝עֵינֵ֗י bə·‘ê·nê Prep-b | N-cdc H5869 can see it!

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וְ֭הֵם wə·hêm Conj-w | Pro-3mp H1992 But they

יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ ye·’ĕ·rō·ḇū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H693 lie in wait

לְדָמָ֣ם lə·ḏā·mām Prep-l | N-msc | 3mp H1818 for their [own] blood;

יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ yiṣ·pə·nū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H6845 they ambush

לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ lə·nap̄·šō·ṯām Prep-l | N-fpc | 3mp H5315 their [own] lives.

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כֵּ֗ן kên Adv H3651 Such [is]

אָ֭רְחוֹת ’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ N-cpc H734 the fate

כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 of all

בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ bō·ṣê·a‘ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H1214 who are greedy,

בָּ֑צַע bā·ṣa‘ N-ms H1215 whose unjust gain

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

יִקָּֽח׃פ yiq·qāḥ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H3947 takes

נֶ֖פֶשׁ ne·p̄eš N-fsc H5315 the lives

בְּעָלָ֣יו bə·‘ā·lāw N-mpc | 3ms H1167 of its possessors.

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חָ֭כְמוֹת ḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯ N-fp H2451 Wisdom

תָּרֹ֑נָּה tā·rōn·nāh V-Qal-Imperf-3fp H7442 calls out

בַּח֣וּץ ba·ḥūṣ Prep-b, Art | N-ms H2351 in the street,

תִּתֵּ֥ן tit·tên V-Qal-Imperf-3fs H5414 she lifts

קוֹלָֽהּ׃ qō·w·lāh N-msc | 3fs H6963 her voice

בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת bā·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ Prep-b, Art | N-mp H7339 in the square;

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בְּרֹ֥אשׁ bə·rōš Prep-b | N-ms H7218 in the main

הֹמִיּ֗וֹת hō·mî·yō·wṯ V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp H1993 concourse

תִּ֫קְרָ֥א tiq·rā V-Qal-Imperf-3fs H7121 she cries aloud,

בָּעִ֗יר bā·‘îr Prep-b, Art | N-fs H5892 at the city

בְּפִתְחֵ֖י bə·p̄iṯ·ḥê Prep-b | N-mpc H6607 vvv

שְׁעָרִ֥ים šə·‘ā·rîm N-mp H8179 gates

תֹאמֵֽר׃ ṯō·mêr V-Qal-Imperf-3fs H559 she makes

אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ ’ă·mā·re·hā N-mpc | 3fs H561 her speech:

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עַד־ ‘aḏ- Prep H5704 How

מָתַ֣י׀ mā·ṯay Interrog H4970 long,

פְּתָיִם֮ pə·ṯā·yim N-mp H6612 O simple ones,

תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ tə·’ê·hă·ḇū V-Qal-Imperf-2mp H157 will you love

פֶ֥תִי p̄e·ṯî N-ms H6612 your simple [ways]?

וְלֵצִ֗ים wə·lê·ṣîm Conj-w | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H3887 How long will scoffers

חָמְד֣וּ ḥā·mə·ḏū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H2530 delight

לָהֶ֑ם lā·hem Prep-l | Pro-3mp . . .

לָ֭צוֹן lā·ṣō·wn N-ms H3944 in their scorn

וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים ū·ḵə·sî·lîm Conj-w | N-mp H3684 and fools

יִשְׂנְאוּ־ yiś·nə·’ū- V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H8130 hate

דָֽעַת׃ ḏā·‘aṯ N-fs H1847 knowledge?

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תָּשׁ֗וּבוּ tā·šū·ḇū V-Qal-Imperf-2mp H7725 If you had repented

לְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥י lə·ṯō·w·ḵaḥ·tî Prep-l | N-fsc | 1cs H8433 at my rebuke,

הִנֵּ֤ה hin·nêh Interjection H2009 then surely

אַבִּ֣יעָה ’ab·bî·‘āh V-Hifil-Imperf.Cohort-1cs H5042 I would have poured out

לָכֶ֣ם lā·ḵem Prep | 2mp my

רוּחִ֑י rū·ḥî N-csc | 1cs H7307 spirit on you;

אוֹדִ֖יעָה ’ō·w·ḏî·‘āh V-Hifil-Imperf.Cohort-1cs H3045 I would have made

דְבָרַ֣י ḏə·ḇā·ray N-mpc | 1cs H1697 my words

אֶתְכֶֽם׃ ’eṯ·ḵem DirObjM | 2mp H853 known to you.

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יַ֣עַן ya·‘an Adv H3282 Because

וַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּ wat·tə·mā·’ê·nū Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-2mp H3985 you refused

קָ֭רָאתִי qā·rā·ṯî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H7121 my call,

וְאֵ֣ין wə·’ên Conj-w | Adv H369 and no one

מַקְשִֽׁיב׃ maq·šîḇ V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms H7181 took

נָטִ֥יתִי nā·ṭî·ṯî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H5186 my outstretched

יָ֝דִ֗י yā·ḏî N-fsc | 1cs H3027 hand,

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וַתִּפְרְע֥וּ wat·tip̄·rə·‘ū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2mp H6544 because you neglected

כָל־ ḵāl N-msc H3605 all

עֲצָתִ֑י ‘ă·ṣā·ṯî N-fsc | 1cs H6098 my counsel,

אֲבִיתֶֽם׃ ’ă·ḇî·ṯem V-Qal-Perf-2mp H14 and wanted

לֹ֣א lō Adv-NegPrt H3808 none

וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י wə·ṯō·w·ḵaḥ·tî Conj-w | N-fsc | 1cs H8433 of my correction,

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גַּם־ gam- Conj H1571 in turn

אֲ֭נִי ’ă·nî Pro-1cs H589 I

אֶשְׂחָ֑ק ’eś·ḥāq V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H7832 will mock

בְּאֵידְכֶ֣ם bə·’ê·ḏə·ḵem Prep-b | N-msc | 2mp H343 your calamity;

אֶ֝לְעַ֗ג ’el·‘aḡ V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H3932 I will sneer

פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃ p̄aḥ·də·ḵem N-msc | 2mp H6343 when terror

בְּבֹ֣א bə·ḇō Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf H935 strikes you,

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פַּחְדְּכֶ֗ם paḥ·də·ḵem N-msc | 2mp H6343 when your dread

בְּבֹ֤א bə·ḇō Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf H935 comes

כְשַׁאֲוָה ḵə·ša·ʾă·wå̄h Prep-k | N-fs H7584 like a storm,

וְֽ֭אֵידְכֶם wə·’ê·ḏə·ḵem Conj-w | N-msc | 3mp H343 and your destruction

יֶאֱתֶ֑ה ye·’ĕ·ṯeh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H857 -

כְּסוּפָ֣ה kə·sū·p̄āh Prep-k | N-fs H5492 like a whirlwind,

צָרָ֥ה ṣā·rāh N-fs H6869 when distress

וְצוּקָֽה׃ wə·ṣū·qāh Conj-w | N-fs H6695 and anguish

בְּבֹ֥א bə·ḇō Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf H935 overwhelm you

עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם ‘ă·lê·ḵem Prep | 2mp H5921 . . ..

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אָ֣ז ’āz Adv H227 Then

יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי yiq·rā·’un·nî V-Qal-Imperf-3mp | 1cs, Pn H7121 they will call on me,

וְלֹ֣א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 but I will not

אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה ’e·‘ĕ·neh V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H6030 answer;

יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי yə·ša·ḥă·run·nî V-Piel-Imperf-3mp | 1cs, Pn H7836 they {will} earnestly seek me,

וְלֹ֣א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 but {will} not

יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ yim·ṣā·’un·nî V-Qal-Imperf-3mp | 1cs, Pn H4672 find me.

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תַּ֭חַת ta·ḥaṯ Prep H8478 vvv

כִּי־ kî- Conj H3588 For

שָׂ֣נְאוּ śā·nə·’ū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H8130 they hated

דָ֑עַת ḏā·‘aṯ N-fs H1847 knowledge

בָחָֽרוּ׃ ḇā·ḥā·rū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H977 and chose

לֹ֣א lō Adv-NegPrt H3808 not

וְיִרְאַ֥ת wə·yir·’aṯ Conj-w | N-fsc H3374 to fear

יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 the LORD.

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אָב֥וּ ’ā·ḇū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H14 They accepted

לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 none

לַעֲצָתִ֑י la·‘ă·ṣā·ṯî Prep-l | N-fsc | 1cs H6098 of my counsel;

נָ֝אֲצ֗וּ nā·’ă·ṣū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H5006 they despised

כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 all

תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃ tō·w·ḵaḥ·tî N-fsc | 1cs H8433 my reproof.

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וְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּ wə·yō·ḵə·lū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp H398 So they {will} eat

מִפְּרִ֣י mip·pə·rî Prep-m | N-msc H6529 the fruit

דַרְכָּ֑ם ḏar·kām N-csc | 3mp H1870 of their own way,

יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ yiś·bā·‘ū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7646 and be filled

וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם ū·mim·mō·‘ă·ṣō·ṯê·hem Conj-w, Prep-m | N-fpc | 3mp H4156 with their own devices.

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כִּ֤י kî Conj H3588 For

מְשׁוּבַ֣ת mə·šū·ḇaṯ N-fsc H4878 the waywardness

פְּתָיִ֣ם pə·ṯā·yim N-mp H6612 of the simple

תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑ם ta·har·ḡêm V-Qal-Imperf-3fs | 3mp H2026 will slay them,

וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת wə·šal·waṯ Conj-w | N-fsc H7962 and the complacency

כְּסִילִ֣ים kə·sî·lîm N-mp H3684 of fools

תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃ tə·’ab·bə·ḏêm V-Piel-Imperf-3fs | 3mp H6 will destroy them.

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וְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ wə·šō·mê·a‘ Conj-w | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H8085 But whoever listens

לִ֭י lî Prep | 1cs to me

יִשְׁכָּן־ yiš·kān- V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H7931 {will} dwell

בֶּ֑טַח be·ṭaḥ N-ms H983 in safety,

וְ֝שַׁאֲנַ֗ן wə·ša·’ă·nan Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms H7599 secure

מִפַּ֥חַד mip·pa·ḥaḏ Prep-m | N-msc H6343 from the fear

רָעָֽה׃פ rā·‘āh Adj-fs H7451 of evil.

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