Proverbs 7

My son keep my words and my commandments treasure with you

1 בְּ֭נִ/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) My son HNcmsc/Sp1cs שְׁמֹ֣ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shemor keep HVqv2ms אֲמָרָ֑/י 𐤀𐤌𐤓/𐤉 amaray my words HNcmpc/Sp1cs וּ֝/מִצְוֺתַ֗/י 𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕/𐤉 umitseotay and my commandments HC/Ncfpc/Sp1cs תִּצְפֹּ֥ן 𐤕𐤑𐤐𐤍 titsepon treasure HVqi2ms אִתָּֽ/ךְ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itakhe with you HR/Sp2fs

keep my commandments and live and my law as the pupil of your eye

2 שְׁמֹ֣ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shemor keep HVqv2ms מִצְוֺתַ֣/י 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕/𐤉 mitseotay my commandments HNcfpc/Sp1cs וֶ/חְיֵ֑ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤄 vecheyeh and live HC/Vqv2ms וְ֝/תוֹרָתִ֗/י 𐤅/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕/𐤉 vetorati and my law HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs כְּ/אִישׁ֥וֹן 𐤊/𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤍 keishon as the pupil HR/Ncmsc עֵינֶֽי/ךָ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 eyneykha of your eye HNcbdc/Sp2ms

bind them on your fingers write them on tablet of your heart

3 קָשְׁרֵ֥/ם 𐤒𐤔𐤓/𐤌 qasherem bind them HVqv2ms/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤑𐤁𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤊 etsebeoteykha your fingers HNcfpc/Sp2ms כָּ֝תְבֵ֗/ם 𐤊𐤕𐤁/𐤌 katevem write them HVqv2ms/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on HR ל֥וּחַ 𐤋𐤅𐤇 lucha tablet HNcmsc לִבֶּֽ/ךָ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekha of your heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms

Say to wisdom my sister you are and kinswoman to understanding call

4 אֱמֹ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 emor Say HVqv2ms לַֽ֭/חָכְמָה 𐤋/𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 lachakhemah to wisdom HRd/Ncfsa אֲחֹ֣תִ/י 𐤀𐤇𐤕/𐤉 achoti my sister HNcfsc/Sp1cs אָ֑תְּ 𐤀𐤕 ate you are HPp2fs וּ֝/מֹדָ֗ע 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤏 umoda and kinswoman HC/Ncmsa לַ/בִּינָ֥ה 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤄 labinah to understanding HRd/Ncfsa תִקְרָֽא 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀 tiqera call HVqi2ms

to keep you from a woman adulteress from the foreigner of her words who flatters

5 לִ֭/שְׁמָרְ/ךָ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤓/𐤊 lishemarekha to keep you HR/Vqc/Sp2ms מֵ/אִשָּׁ֣ה 𐤌/𐤀𐤔𐤄 meishah from a woman HR/Ncfsa זָרָ֑ה 𐤆𐤓𐤄 zarah adulteress HAafsa מִ֝/נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה 𐤌/𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄 minakheriyah from the foreigner HR/Aafsa אֲמָרֶ֥י/הָ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉/𐤄 amareyha of her words HNcmpc/Sp3fs הֶחֱלִֽיקָה 𐤄𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤒𐤄 hecheliqah who flatters HVhp3fs

For at the window of my house through my lattice I looked out

6 כִּ֭י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC בְּ/חַלּ֣וֹן 𐤁/𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤍 bechalon at the window HR/Ncbsc בֵּיתִ֑/י 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beyti of my house HNcmsc/Sp1cs בְּעַ֖ד 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead through HR אֶשְׁנַבִּ֣/י 𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤁/𐤉 eshenabi my lattice HNcmsc/Sp1cs נִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי 𐤍𐤔𐤒𐤐𐤕𐤉 nisheqafeti I looked out HVNp1cs

And I saw among the naive I discerned among the youths a young man lacking sense

7 וָ/אֵ֤רֶא 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤀 vaere And I saw HC/Vqw1cs בַ/פְּתָאיִ֗ם 𐤁/𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤉𐤌 vapetayim among the naive HRd/Ncmpa אָ֘בִ֤ינָה 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤄 avinah I discerned HVqh1cs בַ/בָּנִ֗ים 𐤁/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 vabanim Bene (Bemba) among the youths HRd/Ncmpa נַ֣עַר 𐤍𐤏𐤓 naar a young man HNcmsa חֲסַר 𐤇𐤎𐤓 chasar lacking HAamsc לֵֽב 𐤋𐤁 lev sense HNcmsa

passing through in the street near her corner and the way to her house he went

8 עֹבֵ֣ר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 over passing through HVqrmsa בַּ֭/שּׁוּק 𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤒 bashuq in the street HRd/Ncmsa אֵ֣צֶל 𐤀𐤑𐤋 etsel near HR פִּנָּ֑/הּ 𐤐𐤍/𐤄 pinah her corner HNcfsc/Sp3fs וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ 𐤅/𐤃𐤓𐤊 vederekhe and the way HC/Ncbsc בֵּיתָ֣/הּ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤄 beytah to her house HNcmsc/Sp3fs יִצְעָֽד 𐤉𐤑𐤏𐤃 yitsead he went HVqi3ms

in the twilight in the evening of day in the pupil of night and darkness

9 בְּ/נֶֽשֶׁף 𐤁/𐤍𐤔𐤐 beneshef in the twilight HR/Ncmsa בְּ/עֶ֥רֶב 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁 beerev in the evening HR/Ncmsa י֑וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom of day HNcmsa בְּ/אִישׁ֥וֹן 𐤁/𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤍 beishon in the pupil HR/Ncmsc לַ֝֗יְלָה 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 layelah of night HNcmsa וַ/אֲפֵלָֽה 𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤋𐤄 vaafelah and darkness HC/Ncfsa

And behold a woman to meet him with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart

10 וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh And behold HC/Tm אִ֭שָּׁה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a woman HNcfsa לִ/קְרָאת֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤅 liqerato to meet him HR/Vqc/Sp3ms שִׁ֥ית 𐤔𐤉𐤕 shit with the attire HNcmsc ז֝וֹנָ֗ה 𐤆𐤅𐤍𐤄 zonah of a harlot HVqrfsa וּ/נְצֻ֥רַת 𐤅/𐤍𐤑𐤓𐤕 unetsurat and cunning HC/Vqsfsc לֵֽב 𐤋𐤁 lev of heart HNcmsa

loud she and stubborn in her house not stay her feet

11 הֹמִיָּ֣ה 𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤄 homiyah loud HVqrfsa הִ֣יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi she HPp3fs וְ/סֹרָ֑רֶת 𐤅/𐤎𐤓𐤓𐤕 vesoraret and stubborn HC/Vqrfsa בְּ֝/בֵיתָ֗/הּ 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤄 beveytah in her house HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יִשְׁכְּנ֥וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤅 yishekenu stay HVqi3mp רַגְלֶֽי/הָ 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤄 rageleyha her feet HNcfdc/Sp3fs

now in the street now in the squares and at every corner she lies in wait

12 פַּ֤עַם 𐤐𐤏𐤌 paam now HNcfsa בַּ/ח֗וּץ 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤑 bachuts in the street HRd/Ncmsa פַּ֥עַם 𐤐𐤏𐤌 paam-2 now HNcfsa בָּ/רְחֹב֑וֹת 𐤁/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤅𐤕 barechovot in the squares HRd/Ncfpa וְ/אֵ֖צֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤑𐤋 veetsel and at HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every HNcmsc פִּנָּ֣ה 𐤐𐤍𐤄 pinah corner HNcfsa תֶאֱרֹֽב 𐤕𐤀𐤓𐤁 teerov she lies in wait HVqi3fs

and she seized him and kissed him she made bold her face and she said to him

13 וְ/הֶחֱזִ֣יקָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒𐤄 vehecheziqah and she seized HC/Vhq3fs בּ֭/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo him HR/Sp3ms וְ/נָ֣שְׁקָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤒𐤄 venasheqah and kissed HC/Vqq3fs לּ֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him HR/Sp3ms הֵעֵ֥זָה 𐤄𐤏𐤆𐤄 heezah she made bold HVhp3fs פָ֝נֶ֗י/הָ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄 faneyha her face HNcbpc/Sp3fs וַ/תֹּ֣אמַר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomar and she said HC/Vqw3fs לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him HR/Sp3ms

sacrifices of peace offerings upon me today I have paid my vows

14 זִבְחֵ֣י 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉 zivechey sacrifices of HNcmpc שְׁלָמִ֣ים 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 shelamim peace offerings HNcmpa עָלָ֑/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay upon me HR/Sp1cs הַ֝/יּ֗וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today HTd/Ncmsa שִׁלַּ֥מְתִּי 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤕𐤉 shilameti I have paid HVpp1cs נְדָרָֽ/י 𐤍𐤃𐤓/𐤉 nedaray my vows HNcmpc/Sp1cs

therefore thus I have come out to meet you to seek your face and I have found you

15 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al therefore HR כֵּ֭ן 𐤊𐤍 ken thus HTm יָצָ֣אתִי 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 yatsati I have come out HVqp1cs לִ/קְרָאתֶ֑/ךָ 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤊 liqeratekha to meet you HR/Vqc/Sp2ms לְ/שַׁחֵ֥ר 𐤋/𐤔𐤇𐤓 leshacher to seek HR/Vpc פָּ֝נֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 paneykha your face HNcbpc/Sp2ms וָ/אֶמְצָאֶֽ/ךָּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤀/𐤊 vaemetsaekha and I have found you HC/Vqw1cs/Sp2ms

coverings I have spread my couch with carved works fine linen of Egypt

16 מַ֭רְבַדִּים 𐤌𐤓𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 marevadim coverings HNcmpa רָבַ֣דְתִּי 𐤓𐤁𐤃𐤕𐤉 ravadeti I have spread HVqp1cs עַרְשִׂ֑/י 𐤏𐤓𐤔/𐤉 aresi my couch HNcfsc/Sp1cs חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹת 𐤇𐤈𐤁𐤅𐤕 chatuvot with carved works HNcfpc אֵט֥וּן 𐤀𐤈𐤅𐤍 etun fine linen HNcmsc מִצְרָֽיִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt HNp

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh aloes and cinnamon

17 נַ֥פְתִּי 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤉 nafeti I have perfumed HVqp1cs מִשְׁכָּבִ֑/י 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁/𐤉 mishekavi my bed HNcmsc/Sp1cs מֹ֥ר 𐤌𐤓 mor with myrrh HNcmsa אֲ֝הָלִ֗ים 𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉𐤌 ahalim aloes HNcmpa וְ/קִנָּמֽוֹן 𐤅/𐤒𐤍𐤌𐤅𐤍 veqinamon and cinnamon HC/Ncmsa

Come let us take our fill of love until morning let us delight ourselves with loves

18 לְכָ֤/ה 𐤋𐤊/𐤄 lekhah Come HVqv2ms/Sh נִרְוֶ֣ה 𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤄 nireveh let us take our fill HVqh1cp דֹ֭דִים 𐤃𐤃𐤉𐤌 dodim of love HNcmpa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until HR הַ/בֹּ֑קֶר 𐤄/𐤁𐤒𐤓 haboqer morning HTd/Ncmsa נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗ה 𐤍𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤎𐤄 nitealesah let us delight ourselves HVth1cp בָּ/אֳהָבִֽים 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤌 baohavim with loves HR/Ncmpa

For there is no the man in his house he has gone on the way far away

19 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no HTn הָ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/בֵית֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beveyto in his house HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms הָ֝לַ֗ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halakhe he has gone HVqp3ms בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 bederekhe on the way HR/Ncbsa מֵ/רָחֽוֹק 𐤌/𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤒 merachoq far away HR/Aamsa

bag of money he has taken in his hand for the day of the full moon he will come to his house

20 צְֽרוֹר 𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤓 tseror bag HNcmsc הַ֭/כֶּסֶף 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤐 hakesef of money HTd/Ncmsa לָקַ֣ח 𐤋𐤒𐤇 laqach he has taken HVqp3ms בְּ/יָד֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms לְ/י֥וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 leyom for the day HR/Ncmsc הַ֝/כֵּ֗סֶא 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤀 hakese of the full moon HTd/Ncmsa יָבֹ֥א 𐤉𐤁𐤀 yavo he will come HVqi3ms בֵיתֽ/וֹ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 veyto to his house HNcmsc/Sp3ms

she caused him to yield with much fair speech with flattery of her lips she forces him

21 הִ֭טַּתּ/וּ 𐤄𐤈𐤕/𐤅 hitatu she caused him to yield HVhp3fs/Sp3ms בְּ/רֹ֣ב 𐤁/𐤓𐤁 berov with much HR/Ncbsc לִקְחָ֑/הּ 𐤋𐤒𐤇/𐤄 liqechah fair speech HNcmsc/Sp3fs בְּ/חֵ֥לֶק 𐤁/𐤇𐤋𐤒 becheleq with flattery HR/Ncmsc שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗י/הָ 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤄 sefateyha of her lips HNcfdc/Sp3fs תַּדִּיחֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤕𐤃𐤉𐤇/𐤍𐤅 tadichenu she forces him HVhi3fs/Sp3ms

going after her suddenly like an ox to the slaughter he goes and like a stag to the discipline of a fool

22 ה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊 holekhe going HVqrmsa אַחֲרֶ֗י/הָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤄 achareyha after her HR/Sp3fs פִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌 piteom suddenly HD כְּ֭/שׁוֹר 𐤊/𐤔𐤅𐤓 keshor like an ox HR/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR טָ֣בַח 𐤈𐤁𐤇 tavach the slaughter HNcmsa יָב֑וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo he goes HVqi3ms וּ֝/כְ/עֶ֗כֶס 𐤅/𐤊/𐤏𐤊𐤎 ukheekhes and like a stag HC/R/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR מוּסַ֥ר 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 musar the discipline HNcmsc אֱוִֽיל 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤋 evil of a fool HAamsa

until pierces arrow his liver hastens bird to snare and not knows that his life it

23 עַ֤ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until HR יְפַלַּ֪ח 𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤇 yefalach pierces HVpi3ms חֵ֡ץ 𐤇𐤑 chets arrow HNcmsa כְּֽבֵד֗/וֹ 𐤊𐤁𐤃/𐤅 kevedo his liver HNcfsc/Sp3ms כְּ/מַהֵ֣ר 𐤊/𐤌𐤄𐤓 kemaher hastens HR/Vpc צִפּ֣וֹר 𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤓 tsipor bird HNcbsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR פָּ֑ח 𐤐𐤇 pach snare HNcmsa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn יָ֝דַ֗ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada knows HVqp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that HC בְ/נַפְשׁ֥/וֹ 𐤁/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 venafesho his life HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it HPp3ms

Now therefore sons listen to me and pay attention to the words of my mouth

24 וְ/עַתָּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah Now therefore HC/D בָ֭נִים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 vanim Bene (Bemba) sons HNcmpa שִׁמְעוּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu listen HVqv2mp לִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs וְ֝/הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 vehaqeshivu and pay attention HC/Vhv2mp לְ/אִמְרֵי 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 leimerey to the words of HR/Ncmpc פִֽ/י 𐤐/𐤉 fi my mouth HNcmsc/Sp1cs

Do not let turn aside to her ways your heart Do not go astray in her paths

25 אַל 𐤀𐤋 al Do not HTn יֵ֣שְׂטְ 𐤉𐤔𐤈 yesete let turn aside HVqj3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR דְּרָכֶ֣י/הָ 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤄 derakheyha her ways HNcbpc/Sp3fs לִבֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekha your heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 Do not HTn תֵּ֝תַע 𐤕𐤕𐤏 teta go astray HVqj2ms בִּ/נְתִיבוֹתֶֽי/הָ 𐤁/𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 binetivoteyha in her paths HR/Ncbpc/Sp3fs

for many victims she has cast down and strong all her slain

26 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC רַבִּ֣ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many HAampa חֲלָלִ֣ים 𐤇𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤌 chalalim victims HAampa הִפִּ֑ילָה 𐤄𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤄 hipilah she has cast down HVhp3fs וַ֝/עֲצֻמִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤉𐤌 vaatsumim and strong HC/Aampa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc הֲרֻגֶֽי/הָ 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤉/𐤄 harugeyha her slain HVqsmpc/Sp3fs

ways Sheol her house descending to chambers death

27 דַּרְכֵ֣י 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉 darekhey ways HNcbpc שְׁא֣וֹל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol Sheol HNp בֵּיתָ֑/הּ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤄 beytah her house HNcmsc/Sp3fs יֹ֝רְד֗וֹת 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅𐤕 yoredot descending HVqrfpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR חַדְרֵי 𐤇𐤃𐤓𐤉 chaderey chambers HNcmpc מָֽוֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet death HNcmsa

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