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Proverbs 26:13

The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
Proverbs 26:13
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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)

אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל שַׁ֣חַל בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ אֲ֝רִ֗י בֵּ֣ין הָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃

  1. אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. עָ֭צֵל'A.tzel“a sluggard”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָצֵל · “sluggish” · Strong's H6102
  3. שַׁ֣חַלSha.chal“a lion”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫חַל · “lion” · Strong's H7826
  4. בַּדָּ֑רֶךְba.Da.rekh“[is] in the road”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “road” · Strong's H1870K
  5. אֲ֝רִ֗י'a.Ri“a lion”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֲרִי · “lion” · Strong's H0738A
  6. בֵּ֣יןbein“[is] between”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  7. הָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃ha.re.cho.Vot“the open places”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from רְחוֹב · “street|plaza” · Strong's H7339
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)