Proverbs 5:8

Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
Proverbs 5:8
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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)

הַרְחֵ֣ק מֵעָלֶ֣יהָ דַרְכֶּ֑ךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝קְרַ֗ב אֶל־פֶּ֥תַח בֵּיתָֽהּ׃

  1. הַרְחֵ֣קhar.Chek“make far away”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָחַק · “to remove” · Strong's H7368
  2. מֵעָלֶ֣יהָme.'a.Lei.ha“from with <the> her”
    Preposition + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. דַרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.kha“way your”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “journey” · Strong's H1870L
  4. וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  5. תִּ֝קְרַ֗בtik.Rav“you draw near”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָרַב · “come” · Strong's H7126G
  6. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. פֶּ֥תַחPe.tach“[the] entrance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּ֫תַח · “entrance” · Strong's H6607
  8. בֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.Tah“house her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)