Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.Proverbs 18:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
גַּ֭ם מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ אָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃
- גַּ֭םgam“also”Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
- מִתְרַפֶּ֣הmit.ra.Peh“[one who] shows himself idle”Verb, hithpael, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָפָה · “to slacken” · Strong's H7503
- בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹvim.lakh.To“in work his”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מְלָאכָה · “work” · Strong's H4399
- אָ֥ח'ach“[is] a brother”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
- ה֝֗וּאHu'“he”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- לְבַ֣עַלle.Va.'al“of a master of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּעַל · “[master of](DESCRIPTOR)” · Strong's H1167K
- מַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.Chit“destruction”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַשְׁחִית · “destruction” · Strong's H4889
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)