But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.Proverbs 1:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְ֭הֵם לְדָמָ֣ם יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃
- וְ֭הֵםVe.hem“and they”Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
- לְדָמָ֣םle.da.Mam“for own blood their”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
- יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּye.'e.Rou“they lie in wait”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָרַב · “to ambush” · Strong's H0693
- יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּyitz.pe.Nu“they lie hidden”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from צָפַן · “to treasure” · Strong's H6845
- לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃le.naf.sho.Tam“for own life their”Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)