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Proverbs 26:2

Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
Proverbs 26:2
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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)

כַּצִּפּ֣וֹר לָ֭נוּד כַּדְּר֣וֹר לָע֑וּף כֵּ֥ן קִֽלְלַ֥ת חִ֝נָּ֗ם ל֣וֹ תָבֹֽא׃

  1. כַּצִּפּ֣וֹרka.tzi.Por“like <the> bird”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צִפּוֹר · “bird” · Strong's H6833
  2. לָ֭נוּדLa.nud“for fluttering”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נוּד · “to wander” · Strong's H5110
  3. כַּדְּר֣וֹרka.de.Ror“like <the> swallow”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דְּרוֹר · “swallow” · Strong's H1866
  4. לָע֑וּףla.'Uf“for flying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עוּף · “to fly” · Strong's H5774A
  5. כֵּ֥ןken“so”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  6. קִֽלְלַ֥תki.Lat“a curse”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from קְלָלָה · “curse” · Strong's H7045
  7. חִ֝נָּ֗םchi.Nam“without cause”
    Adverb · from חִנָּם · “for nothing” · Strong's H2600
  8. ל֣וֹlo“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  9. תָבֹֽא׃ta.Vo'“it will come”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)