The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.Proverbs 5:22
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יו יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹ אֶת־הָרָשָׁ֑ע וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י חַ֝טָּאת֗וֹ יִתָּמֵֽךְ׃
- עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יוa.vo.no.Tav“iniquities his”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָוֺן · “crime” · Strong's H5771G
- יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹyil.ke.du.No“they will seize him”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָכַד · “to capture” · Strong's H3920
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָרָשָׁ֑עha.ra.Sha'“the wicked [person]”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
- וּבְחַבְלֵ֥יu.ve.chav.Lei“and by [the] cords of”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, both genders, plural, construct · from חֶ֫בֶל · “cord” · Strong's H2256M
- חַ֝טָּאת֗וֹcha.ta.To“sin his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חַטָּאת · “sin” · Strong's H2403B
- יִתָּמֵֽךְ׃yi.ta.Mekh“he will be held”Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from תָּמַךְ · “to grasp” · Strong's H8551
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)