Proverbs 28:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.”

Proverbs 28:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 28:1710 words

HebrewMeaning

אָ֭דָםʾādām

man (meannounH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

עָשֻׁ֣קʿāšuq

get deceitfullyverbH6231

deceive · defraud · drink up · oppress ···

בְּ/דַםbədam

blood(-ypronH1818

-guiltiness · innocent

נָפֶשׁnāpeš

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

עַדʿad

againstpronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

בּ֥וֹרbwōr

cisternnounH953

dungeon · fountain · pit · well

יָ֝נ֗וּסyānws

awayverbH5127

abate · be displayed · flee (away · -ing) ···

אַלʾal

nayparticleH408

neither · never · no · nor ···

יִתְמְכוּyitəməkw

(takeverbH8551

up-) hold · maintain · retain · stay

בֽ/וֹbwō

pron

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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