“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.Proverbs 9:16
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)
מִי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב וְאָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃
- מִי־mi-“who?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
- פֶ֭תִיFe.ti“[is] naive”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּ֫תִי · “simple” · Strong's H6612A
- יָסֻ֣רya.Sur“let him turn aside”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סוּר · “depart” · Strong's H5493H
- הֵ֑נָּהHe.nah“here”Adverb · from הֵ֫נָּה · “hither” · Strong's H2008
- וַחֲסַר־va.cha.sar-“and [one] lacking of”Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from חָסֵר · “lacking” · Strong's H2638
- לֵ֝֗בLev“heart”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
- וְאָ֣מְרָהve.'A.me.rah“and she says”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- לּֽוֹ׃lo“to him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)