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Proverbs 21:16

The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
Proverbs 21:16
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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)

אָדָ֗ם תּ֭וֹעֶה מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל בִּקְהַ֖ל רְפָאִ֣ים יָנֽוּחַ׃

  1. אָדָ֗ם'a.Dam“a person”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  2. תּ֭וֹעֶהTo.'eh“[who] wanders”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from תָּעָה · “to go astray” · Strong's H8582
  3. מִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekh“from [the] way of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  4. הַשְׂכֵּ֑לhas.Kel“insight”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from שָׂכַל · “be prudent” · Strong's H7919A
  5. בִּקְהַ֖לbik.Hal“in [the] assembly of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קָהָל · “assembly” · Strong's H6951
  6. רְפָאִ֣יםre.fa.'Im“[the] shades”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רְפָאִים · “shade” · Strong's H7496
  7. יָנֽוּחַ׃ya.Nu.ach“he will rest”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּחַ · “to rest” · Strong's H5117
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)