until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.Proverbs 7:23
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)
עַ֤ד יְפַלַּ֪ח חֵ֡ץ כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ כְּמַהֵ֣ר צִפּ֣וֹר אֶל־פָּ֑ח וְלֹֽא־יָ֝דַ֗ע כִּֽי־בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ הֽוּא׃ פ
- עַ֤ד'ad“until”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- יְפַלַּ֪חye.fa.Lach“it will pierce”Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּלַח · “to cleave” · Strong's H6398
- חֵ֡ץchetz“an arrow”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵץ · “arrow” · Strong's H2671
- כְּֽבֵד֗וֹke.ve.Do“liver his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from כָּבֵד · “liver” · Strong's H3516
- כְּמַהֵ֣רke.ma.Her“as hurries”Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from מָהַר · “to hasten” · Strong's H4116A
- צִפּ֣וֹרtzi.Por“a bird”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from צִפּוֹר · “bird” · Strong's H6833
- אֶל־'el-“into”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- פָּ֑חPach“a trap”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פַּח · “snare” · Strong's H6341A
- וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יָ֝דַ֗עya.Da'“he knows”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- כִּֽי־ki-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹve.naf.Sho“[is] for life his”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
- הֽוּא׃ פHu'“it”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)