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Proverbs 6:27 — King James Version← Study notes

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?


Proverbs 6:27Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 6:277 words
HebrewMeaning
הֲ/יַחְתֶּ֤הhăyaḥəteh
¿ will he snatch upparticleH2846
take
אִ֓ישׁʾiyš
a mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
אֵ֬שׁʾēš
firenounH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
בְּ/חֵיק֑/וֹbəḥēyqwō
in bosom hispronH2436
bottom · lap · midst · within
וּ֝/בְגָדָ֗י/וwbəgādāyw
and garments hisconjH899
cloth(-es · ing) · garment · lap ···
לֹ֣אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָהtiśārapənāh
will they be burned?verbH8313
make a) burn · up) kindle · utterly
Words 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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