Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.Proverbs 24:15
Original language and places
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־תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב רָ֭שָׁע לִנְוֵ֣ה צַדִּ֑יק אַֽל־תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד רִבְצוֹ׃
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תֶּאֱרֹ֣בte.'e.Ro“you lie in wait”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָרַב · “to ambush” · Strong's H0693
- רָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'“wicked [person]”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
- לִנְוֵ֣הlin.Veh“to [the] habitation of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נָוֶה · “pasture” · Strong's H5116A
- צַדִּ֑יקtza.Dik“a righteous [person]”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
- אַֽל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תְּשַׁדֵּ֥דte.sha.Ded“you devastate”Verb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁדַד · “to ruin” · Strong's H7703
- רִבְצוֹ׃riv.Tzo“resting place his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵ֫בֶץ · “rest” · Strong's H7258
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)