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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 6:27 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 6:277 words
HebrewMeaning
הֲ/יַחְתֶּ֤הhăyaḥəteh
heapparticleH2846
take
אִ֓ישׁʾiyš
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
אֵ֬שׁʾēš
burningnounH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
בְּ/חֵיק֑/וֹbəḥēyqwō
bosompronH2436
bottom · lap · midst · within
וּ֝/בְגָדָ֗י/וwbəgādāyw
apparelconjH899
cloth(-es · ing) · garment · lap ···
לֹ֣אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָהtiśārapənāh
(cause toverbH8313
make a) burn · up) kindle · utterly
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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