The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”Proverbs 22:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַח֑וּץ בְּת֥וֹךְ רְ֝חֹב֗וֹת אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃
- אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he says”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- עָ֭צֵל'A.tzel“a sluggard”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָצֵל · “sluggish” · Strong's H6102
- אֲרִ֣י'a.Ri“a lion”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲרִי · “lion” · Strong's H0738A
- בַח֑וּץva.Chutz“[is] in the street”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חוּץ · “outside” · Strong's H2351
- בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokh“in [the] midst of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- רְ֝חֹב֗וֹתre.cho.Vot“[the] open places”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from רְחוֹב · “street|plaza” · Strong's H7339
- אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃'E.ra.Tze.ach“I will be killed”Verb, niphal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָצַח · “to murder” · Strong's H7523
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)