If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,Proverbs 1:11
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אִם־יֹאמְרוּ֮ לְכָ֪ה אִ֫תָּ֥נוּ נֶאֶרְבָ֥ה לְדָ֑ם נִצְפְּנָ֖ה לְנָקִ֣י חִנָּֽם׃
- אִם־'im-“if”Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
- יֹאמְרוּ֮yo.me.Ru“they will say”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- לְכָ֪הle.Khah“come !”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, paragogic he · from הָלַךְ · “come[nearer]” · Strong's H1980H
- אִ֫תָּ֥נוּ'i.Ta.nu“with us”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- נֶאֶרְבָ֥הne.'er.Vah“let us lie in wait”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, plural · from אָרַב · “to ambush” · Strong's H0693
- לְדָ֑םle.Dam“for blood”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
- נִצְפְּנָ֖הnitz.pe.Nah“let us lie hidden”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, plural · from צָפַן · “to treasure” · Strong's H6845
- לְנָקִ֣יle.na.Ki“for an innocent [one]”Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָקִי · “innocent” · Strong's H5355A
- חִנָּֽם׃chi.Nam“without cause”Adverb · from חִנָּם · “for nothing” · Strong's H2600
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)