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Proverbs 1:17

How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
Proverbs 1:17
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־חִ֭נָּם מְזֹרָ֣ה הָרָ֑שֶׁת בְּ֝עֵינֵ֗י כָל־בַּ֥עַל כָּנָֽף׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. חִ֭נָּםChi.nom“in vain”
    Adverb · from חִנָּם · “for nothing” · Strong's H2600
  3. מְזֹרָ֣הme.zo.Rah“[is] spread out”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from זָרָה · “to scatter” · Strong's H2219
  4. הָרָ֑שֶׁתha.Ra.shet“the net”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רֶ֫שֶׁת · “net” · Strong's H7568
  5. בְּ֝עֵינֵ֗יbe.'ei.Nei“in [the] eyes of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “seeing” · Strong's H5869H
  6. כָל־khol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  7. בַּ֥עַלBa.'al“owner of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּעַל · “[master of](DESCRIPTOR)” · Strong's H1167K
  8. כָּנָֽף׃ka.Naf“a wing”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from כָּנָף · “wing” · Strong's H3671
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)