Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.Proverbs 30:2
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)
כִּ֤י בַ֣עַר אָנֹכִ֣י מֵאִ֑ישׁ וְלֹֽא־בִינַ֖ת אָדָ֣ם לִֽי׃
- כִּ֤יki“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- בַ֣עַרVa.'ar“[am] stupid”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫עַר · “stupid” · Strong's H1198
- אָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.Khi“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
- מֵאִ֑ישׁme.'Ish“more than anyone”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
- וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- בִינַ֖תvi.Nat“[the] understanding of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בִּינָה · “understanding” · Strong's H0998
- אָדָ֣ם'a.Dam“a person”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- לִֽי׃Li“[belongs] to me”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)