“Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
Proverbs 9:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 9:176 words
HebrewMeaning
מַֽיִםmayim
watersnounH4325
piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···
גְּנוּבִ֥יםgənwbiym
stolenverbH1589
indeed · secretly bring · steal · get by stealth
יִמְתָּ֑קוּyimətāqw
they are sweetverbH4985
take) sweet
וְ/לֶ֖חֶםwəleḥem
and bread ofconjH3899
eat · food · fruit · loaf ···
סְתָרִ֣יםsətāriym
secret placesnounH5643
covering · covert · disguise · hiding place ···
יִנְעָֽםyinəʿām
it is delightfulverbH5276
be delight · be pleasant · be sweet
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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