Berean Interlinear
Proverbs
Chapter 7
My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
bə·nî
My son ,
My son ,
šə·mōr
keep
keep
’ă·mā·rāy
my words
my words
tiṣ·pōn
and treasure
and treasure
ū·miṣ·wō·ṯay
my commandments
my commandments
’it·tāḵ
within you .
within you .
Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
šə·mōr
Keep
Keep
miṣ·wō·ṯay
my commandments
my commandments
weḥ·yêh
and live ;
and live ;
wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯî
guard my teachings
guard my teachings
kə·’î·šō·wn
as the apple
as the apple
‘ê·ne·ḵā
of your eye .
of your eye .
Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
lū·aḥ
the tablet
the tablet
lib·be·ḵā
of your heart .
of your heart .
qā·šə·rêm
Tie them
Tie them
‘al-
to
to
’eṣ·bə·‘ō·ṯe·ḵā
your fingers ;
your fingers ;
kā·ṯə·ḇêm
write them
write them
‘al-
on
on
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
’ĕ·mōr
Say
Say
la·ḥā·ḵə·māh
to wisdom ,
to wisdom ,
’āt
“ You
“ You
’ă·ḥō·ṯî
are my sister , ”
are my sister , ”
ṯiq·rā
and call
and call
lab·bî·nāh
understanding
understanding
ū·mō·ḏā‘
your kinsman ,
your kinsman ,
that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
liš·mā·rə·ḵā
that they may keep you
that they may keep you
zā·rāh
from the adulteress
from the adulteress
mê·’iš·šāh
. . . ,
. . . ,
min·nā·ḵə·rî·yāh
from the stranger
from the stranger
he·ḥĕ·lî·qāh
with seductive
with seductive
’ă·mā·re·hā
words .
words .
For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.
kî
For
For
bə·ḥal·lō·wn
at the window
at the window
bê·ṯî
of my house
of my house
niš·qā·p̄ə·tî
I looked
I looked
bə·‘aḏ
through
through
’eš·nab·bî
the lattice .
the lattice .
I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
wā·’ê·re
I saw
I saw
ḇap·pə·ṯā·yim
among the simple ,
among the simple ,
’ā·ḇî·nāh
I noticed
I noticed
ḇab·bā·nîm
among the youths ,
among the youths ,
na·‘ar
a young man
a young man
ḥă·sar-
lacking
lacking
lêḇ
judgment ,
judgment ,
crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,
at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.
bə·ne·šep̄-
at twilight ,
at twilight ,
bə·‘e·reḇ
as the day was fading
as the day was fading
yō·wm
. . .
. . .
wa·’ă·p̄ê·lāh
into the dark
into the dark
bə·’î·šō·wn
of the night
of the night
lay·lāh
. . . .
. . . .
Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
wə·hin·nêh
Then
Then
’iš·šāh
a woman
a woman
liq·rā·ṯōw
came out to meet him ,
came out to meet him ,
šîṯ
[with] the attire
[with] the attire
zō·w·nāh
of a harlot
of a harlot
ū·nə·ṣu·raṯ
and cunning
and cunning
lêḇ
of heart .
of heart .
She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
hî
She
She
hō·mî·yāh
is loud
is loud
wə·sō·rā·reṯ
and defiant ;
and defiant ;
raḡ·le·hā
her feet
her feet
lō-
do not
do not
yiš·kə·nū
remain
remain
bə·ḇê·ṯāh
at home .
at home .
Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
wə·he·ḥĕ·zî·qāh
She seizes
She seizes
bōw
him
him
wə·nā·šə·qāh-
and kisses
and kisses
lōw
him ;
him ;
hê·‘ê·zāh
she brazenly
she brazenly
p̄ā·ne·hā
. . .
. . .
wat·tō·mar
says
says
lōw
to him :
to him :
“I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.
šə·lā·mîm
“ I have made my peace
“ I have made my peace
‘ā·lāy
. . .
. . .
ziḇ·ḥê
offerings ;
offerings ;
hay·yō·wm
today
today
šil·lam·tî
I have paid
I have paid
nə·ḏā·rāy
my vows .
my vows .
So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
‘al-
So
So
kên
. . .
. . .
yā·ṣā·ṯî
I came out
I came out
liq·rā·ṯe·ḵā
to meet you ;
to meet you ;
lə·ša·ḥêr
I sought you ,
I sought you ,
pā·ne·ḵā
. . .
. . .
wā·’em·ṣā·’e·kā
and I have found you .
and I have found you .
I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
rā·ḇaḏ·tî
I have decked
I have decked
‘ar·śî
my bed
my bed
mar·ḇad·dîm
with coverings ,
with coverings ,
ḥă·ṭu·ḇō·wṯ
with colored
with colored
’ê·ṭūn
linen
linen
miṣ·rā·yim
from Egypt .
from Egypt .
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
nap̄·tî
I have perfumed
I have perfumed
miš·kā·ḇî
my bed
my bed
mōr
with myrrh ,
with myrrh ,
’ă·hā·lîm
with aloes ,
with aloes ,
wə·qin·nā·mō·wn
and with cinnamon .
and with cinnamon .
Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
lə·ḵāh
Come ,
Come ,
nir·weh
let us take our fill
let us take our fill
ḏō·ḏîm
of love
of love
‘aḏ-
till
till
hab·bō·qer
morning .
morning .
niṯ·‘al·lə·sāh
Let us delight
Let us delight
bā·’o·hā·ḇîm
in loving caresses !
in loving caresses !
For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
kî
For
For
hā·’îš
my husband
my husband
’ên
is not
is not
bə·ḇê·ṯōw
at home ;
at home ;
hā·laḵ
he has gone
he has gone
mê·rā·ḥō·wq
on a long
on a long
bə·ḏe·reḵ
journey .
journey .
He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”
With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
bə·rōḇ
With her great
With her great
liq·ḥāh
persuasion
persuasion
hiṭ·ṭat·tū
she entices him ;
she entices him ;
bə·ḥê·leq
with her flattering
with her flattering
p̄ā·ṯe·hā
lips
lips
tad·dî·ḥen·nū
she lures him .
she lures him .
He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
hō·w·lêḵ
He follows her
He follows her
’a·ḥă·re·hā
. . .
. . .
piṯ·’ōm
on impulse ,
on impulse ,
kə·šō·wr
like an ox
like an ox
yā·ḇō·w
going
going
’el-
to
to
ṭå̄·ḇaḥ
the slaughter ,
the slaughter ,
’ĕ·wîl
like a deer
like a deer
ū·ḵə·‘e·ḵes
bounding
bounding
’el-
into
into
mū·sar
a trap ,
a trap ,
until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.
‘aḏ
until
until
ḥêṣ
an arrow
an arrow
yə·p̄al·laḥ
pierces
pierces
kə·ḇê·ḏōw
his liver ,
his liver ,
ṣip·pō·wr
like a bird
like a bird
kə·ma·hêr
darting
darting
’el-
into
into
pāḥ
a snare —
a snare —
wə·lō-
not
not
yā·ḏa‘
knowing
knowing
kî-
. . .
. . .
hū
it
it
ḇə·nap̄·šōw
will cost him his life .
will cost him his life .
Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
wə·‘at·tāh
Now ,
Now ,
ḇā·nîm
my sons ,
my sons ,
šim·‘ū-
listen
listen
lî
to me ,
to me ,
wə·haq·šî·ḇū
and attend
and attend
lə·’im·rê-
to the words
to the words
p̄î
of my mouth .
of my mouth .
Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.
’al-
Do not
Do not
lib·be·ḵā
let your heart
let your heart
yê·śəṭ
turn aside
turn aside
’el-
to
to
də·rā·ḵe·hā
her ways ;
her ways ;
’al-
do not
do not
tê·ṯa‘
stray
stray
bin·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā
into her paths .
into her paths .
For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
kî-
For
For
rab·bîm
she has brought many
she has brought many
hip·pî·lāh
down
down
ḥă·lā·lîm
to death ;
to death ;
hă·ru·ḡe·hā
her slain
her slain
wa·‘ă·ṣu·mîm
are many
are many
kāl-
in number .
in number .
Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.