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Proverbs 23:2

and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
Proverbs 23:2
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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)

וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ שַׂכִּ֣ין בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ אִם־בַּ֖עַל נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָֽתָּה׃

  1. וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.Ta“and you will put”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
  2. שַׂכִּ֣יןsa.Kin“a knife”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׂכִּין · “knife” · Strong's H7915
  3. בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָbe.lo.'E.kha“in throat your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לֹעַ · “throat” · Strong's H3930
  4. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  5. בַּ֖עַלBa.'al“[are] a master of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּעַל · “men” · Strong's H1167I
  6. נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.fesh“appetite”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “appetite” · Strong's H5315L
  7. אָֽתָּה׃'A.tah“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)