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Proverbs 9

Hebrew Interlinear
The Way of Wisdom
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חָ֭כְמוֹת ḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯ N-fp H2451 Wisdom
בָּנְתָ֣ה bā·nə·ṯāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H1129 has built
בֵיתָ֑הּ ḇê·ṯāh N-msc | 3fs H1004 her house;
חָצְבָ֖ה ḥā·ṣə·ḇāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H2672 she has carved out
שִׁבְעָֽה׃ šiḇ·‘āh Number-ms H7651 her seven
עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ ‘am·mū·ḏe·hā N-mpc | 3fs H5982 pillars.
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טָבְחָ֣ה ṭā·ḇə·ḥāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H2873 She has prepared
טִ֭בְחָהּ ṭiḇ·ḥāh N-msc | 3fs H2874 her meat
מָסְכָ֣ה mā·sə·ḵāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H4537 [and] mixed
יֵינָ֑הּ yê·nāh N-msc | 3fs H3196 her wine;
אַ֝֗ף ’ap̄ Conj H637 she has also
עָֽרְכָ֥ה ‘ā·rə·ḵāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H6186 set
שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃ šul·ḥā·nāh N-msc | 3fs H7979 her table.
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שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה šā·lə·ḥāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H7971 She has sent out
נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ na·‘ă·rō·ṯe·hā N-fpc | 3fs H5291 her maidservants;
תִקְרָ֑א ṯiq·rā V-Qal-Imperf-3fs H7121 she calls out
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 from
גַּ֝פֵּ֗י gap·pê N-mpc H1610 vvv
מְרֹ֣מֵי mə·rō·mê N-mpc H4791 the heights
קָֽרֶת׃ qā·reṯ N-fs H7176 of the city.
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מִי־ mî- Interrog H4310 Whoever
פֶ֭תִי p̄e·ṯî N-ms H6612 [is] simple,
יָסֻ֣ר yā·sur V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5493 let him turn in
הֵ֑נָּה hên·nāh Adv H2008 here!
אָ֣מְרָה ’ā·mə·rāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H559 she says
לּֽוֹ׃ lōw Prep | 3ms to him
חֲסַר־ ḥă·sar- Adj-msc H2638 who lacks
לֵ֝֗ב lêḇ N-ms H3820 judgment.
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לְ֭כוּ lə·ḵū V-Qal-Imp-mp H1980 Come,
לַחֲמ֣וּ la·ḥă·mū V-Qal-Imp-mp H3898 eat
בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י ḇə·la·ḥă·mî Prep-b | N-msc | 1cs H3899 my bread
וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ ū·šə·ṯū Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-mp H8354 and drink
בְּיַ֣יִן bə·ya·yin Prep-b | N-ms H3196 the wine
מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ mā·sā·ḵə·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H4537 I have mixed.
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פְתָאיִ֣ם p̄ə·ṯā·yim N-mp H6612 Leave your folly
עִזְב֣וּ ‘iz·ḇū V-Qal-Imp-mp H5800 behind,
וִֽחְי֑וּ wiḥ·yū Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-mp H2421 and you will live;
וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ wə·’iš·rū Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-mp H833 walk
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ bə·ḏe·reḵ Prep-b | N-csc H1870 in the way
בִּינָֽה׃ bî·nāh N-fs H998 of understanding.
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יֹ֤סֵ֨ר׀ yō·sêr V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H3256 He who corrects
לֵ֗ץ lêṣ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H3887 a mocker
לֹקֵ֣חַֽ lō·qê·aḥ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H3947 brings
קָל֑וֹן qā·lō·wn N-ms H7036 shame
ל֣וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms on himself;
וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ ū·mō·w·ḵî·aḥ Conj-w | V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms H3198 he who rebukes
לְרָשָׁ֣ע lə·rā·šā‘ Prep-l | Adj-ms H7563 a wicked [man]
מוּמֽוֹ׃ mū·mōw N-msc | 3ms H3971 taints himself.
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אַל־ ’al- Adv H408 Do not
תּ֣וֹכַח tō·w·ḵaḥ V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-2ms H3198 rebuke
לֵ֭ץ lêṣ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H3887 a mocker,
פֶּן־ pen- Conj H6435 or
יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ yiś·nā·’e·kā V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 2ms H8130 he will hate you;
הוֹכַ֥ח hō·w·ḵaḥ V-Hifil-Imp-ms H3198 rebuke
לְ֝חָכָ֗ם lə·ḥā·ḵām Prep-l | Adj-ms H2450 a wise [man],
וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ wə·ye·’ĕ·hā·ḇe·kā Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms | 2ms H157 and he will love you.
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תֵּ֣ן tên V-Qal-Imp-ms H5414 Instruct
לְ֭חָכָם lə·ḥā·ḵām Prep-l | Adj-ms H2450 a wise man,
וְיֶחְכַּם־ wə·yeḥ·kam- Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms H2449 and he will be wiser
ע֑וֹד ‘ō·wḏ Adv H5750 still;
הוֹדַ֥ע hō·w·ḏa‘ V-Hifil-Imp-ms H3045 teach
לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק lə·ṣad·dîq Prep-l | Adj-ms H6662 a righteous man,
וְי֣וֹסֶף wə·yō·w·sep̄ Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms H3254 and he will increase
לֶֽקַח׃פ le·qaḥ N-ms H3948 [his] learning.
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יִרְאַ֣ת yir·’aṯ N-fsc H3374 The fear
יְהוָ֑ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 of the LORD
תְּחִלַּ֣ת tə·ḥil·laṯ N-fsc H8462 is the beginning
חָ֭כְמָה ḥāḵ·māh N-fs H2451 of wisdom,
וְדַ֖עַת wə·ḏa·‘aṯ Conj-w | N-fsc H1847 and knowledge
קְדֹשִׁ֣ים qə·ḏō·šîm Adj-mp H6918 of the Holy One
בִּינָֽה׃ bî·nāh N-fs H998 is understanding.
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כִּי־ kî- Conj H3588 For
בִ֭י ḇî Prep | 1cs through [wisdom]
יָמֶ֑יךָ yā·me·ḵā N-mpc | 2ms H3117 your days
יִרְבּ֣וּ yir·bū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7235 will be multiplied,
שְׁנ֣וֹת šə·nō·wṯ N-fpc H8141 and years
וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ wə·yō·w·sî·p̄ū Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3mp H3254 will be added
חַיִּֽים׃ ḥay·yîm N-mp H2416 to your life.
לְּ֝ךָ֗ lə·ḵā Prep | 2ms
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אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 If
חָ֭כַמְתָּ ḥā·ḵam·tā V-Qal-Perf-2ms H2449 you are wise,
חָכַ֣מְתָּ ḥā·ḵam·tā V-Qal-Perf-2ms H2449 you are wise
לָּ֑ךְ lāḵ Prep | 2fs to your own advantage;
וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ wə·laṣ·tā Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms H3887 but if you scoff,
לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ lə·ḇad·də·ḵā Prep-l | N-msc | 2ms H905 you alone
תִשָּֽׂא׃ ṯiś·śā V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H5375 will bear [the consequences].
The Way of Folly
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אֵ֣שֶׁת ’ê·šeṯ N-fsc H802 The woman
כְּ֭סִילוּת kə·sî·lūṯ N-fs H3687 [named] Folly
הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה hō·mî·yāh V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs H1993 is loud;
פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת pə·ṯay·yūṯ N-fs H6615 [she is] naive
יָ֥דְעָה yā·ḏə·‘āh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H3045 and knows
וּבַל־ ū·ḇal- Conj-w | Adv H1077 nothing
מָּֽה׃ māh Interrog H4100 . . ..
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וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה wə·yā·šə·ḇāh Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs H3427 She sits
לְפֶ֣תַח lə·p̄e·ṯaḥ Prep-l | N-msc H6607 at the door
בֵּיתָ֑הּ bê·ṯāh N-msc | 3fs H1004 of her house,
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 on
כִּ֝סֵּ֗א kis·sê N-ms H3678 a seat
מְרֹ֣מֵי mə·rō·mê N-mpc H4791 in the heights
קָֽרֶת׃ qā·reṯ N-fs H7176 of the city,
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לִקְרֹ֥א liq·rō Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H7121 calling out
לְעֹֽבְרֵי־ lə·‘ō·ḇə·rê- Prep-l | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc H5674 to those who pass by,
דָ֑רֶךְ ḏā·reḵ N-cs H1870 . . .
הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים ham·yaš·šə·rîm Art | V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp H3474 who make
אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃ ’ō·rə·ḥō·w·ṯām N-cpc | 3mp H734 their paths {straight}.
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מִי־ mî- Interrog H4310 Whoever
פֶ֭תִי p̄e·ṯî N-ms H6612 [is] simple,
יָסֻ֣ר yā·sur V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5493 let him turn in
הֵ֑נָּה hên·nāh Adv H2008 here!
וְאָ֣מְרָה wə·’ā·mə·rāh Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs H559 she says
לּֽוֹ׃ lōw Prep | 3ms to him
וַחֲסַר־ wa·ḥă·sar- Conj-w | Adj-msc H2638 who lacks
לֵ֝֗ב lêḇ N-ms H3820 judgment.
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גְּנוּבִ֥ים gə·nū·ḇîm V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp H1589 Stolen
מַֽיִם־ ma·yim- N-mp H4325 water
יִמְתָּ֑קוּ yim·tā·qū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H4985 is sweet,
וְלֶ֖חֶם wə·le·ḥem Conj-w | N-msc H3899 and bread
סְתָרִ֣ים sə·ṯā·rîm N-mp H5643 [eaten] in secret
יִנְעָֽם׃ yin·‘ām V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5276 is tasty!
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וְֽלֹא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 But they do not
יָ֭דַע yā·ḏa‘ V-Qal-Perf-3ms H3045 know
כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 that
רְפָאִ֣ים rə·p̄ā·’îm N-mp H7496 the dead
שָׁ֑ם šām Adv H8033 are there,
קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃פ qə·ru·’e·hā V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc | 3fs H7121 that her guests
בְּעִמְקֵ֖י bə·‘im·qê Prep-b | N-mpc H6012 [are] in the depths
שְׁא֣וֹל šə·’ō·wl N-cs H7585 of Sheol.

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