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Proverbs 23:3

Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.
Proverbs 23:3
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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)

אַל־תִּ֭תְאָיו לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יו וְ֝ה֗וּא לֶ֣חֶם כְּזָבִֽים׃

  1. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  2. תִּ֭תְאָיוtit.'o“you crave”
    Verb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָוָה · “to desire” · Strong's H0183
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  3. לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יוle.mat.'a.mo.Tav“for dainties his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מַטְעָם · “delicacy” · Strong's H4303
  4. וְ֝ה֗וּאve.Hu'“and it”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  5. לֶ֣חֶםLe.chem“[is] food of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֶ֫חֶם · “food(eating)” · Strong's H3899G
  6. כְּזָבִֽים׃ke.za.Vim“lies”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כָּזָב · “lie” · Strong's H3577
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)