Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.Proverbs 31:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אַל־תִּתֵּ֣ן לַנָּשִׁ֣ים חֵילֶ֑ךָ וּ֝דְרָכֶ֗יךָ לַֽמְח֥וֹת מְלָכִֽין׃
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תִּתֵּ֣ןti.Ten“you give”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לַנָּשִׁ֣יםla.na.Shim“to <the> women”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
- חֵילֶ֑ךָchei.Le.kha“strength your”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חַ֫יִל · “strong” · Strong's H2428G
- וּ֝דְרָכֶ֗יךָu.de.ra.Khei.kha“and ways your”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
- לַֽמְח֥וֹתlam.Chot“to wiping out”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from מָחָה · “to wipe” · Strong's H4229A
- מְלָכִֽין׃me.la.Khin“kings”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)