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Proverbs 30:17

As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
Proverbs 30:17
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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)

עַ֤יִן׀ תִּֽלְעַ֣ג לְאָב֮ וְתָב֪וּז לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־אֵ֥ם יִקְּר֥וּהָ עֹרְבֵי־נַ֑חַל וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָ בְנֵי־נָֽשֶׁר׃ פ

  1. עַ֤יִן׀'A.yin“an eye”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  2. תִּֽלְעַ֣גtil.'Ag“[which] it mocks”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לָעַג · “to mock” · Strong's H3932
  3. לְאָב֮le.'Av“<to> a father”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  4. וְתָב֪וּזve.ta.Vuz“so it may despise”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוּז · “to despise” · Strong's H0936
  5. לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־li.ka.Hat-“<to> obedience of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from יִקְּהָה · “obedience” · Strong's H3349
  6. אֵ֥ם'em“a mother”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  7. יִקְּר֥וּהָyi.ke.Ru.ha“they will pluck out it”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָקַר · “to dig” · Strong's H5365
  8. עֹרְבֵי־'o.re.vei-“[the] ravens of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from עֹרֵב · “raven” · Strong's H6158
  9. נַ֑חַלNa.chal“[the] wadi”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫חַל · “valley” · Strong's H5158N
  10. וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָve.yo.khe.Lu.ha“and they will eat it”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  11. בְנֵי־ve.nei-“[the] young of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “son” · Strong's H1121H
  12. נָֽשֶׁר׃ פNa.sher“an eagle”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֶשֶׁר · “eagle” · Strong's H5404
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)