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forכִּיtheir feetרַגְלֵיהֶםrunיָרוּצוּto evil,לָרַעand they hurryוִימַהֲרוּto shedלִשְׁפָּךְblood.דָּם
Proverbs 1:16
Study it in the app“for their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed blood.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 1:16, word by word
- their feetרַגְלֵיragle
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “ragle” appears- runיָרוּצוּyarutsu
run
To move quickly on foot, at a run.
Where else “yarutsu” appears- to evilרַעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- and they hurryימַהֲרוּymaharu
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “ymaharu” appears- to shedשְׁפָּךְshepach
spill
To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.
Where else “shepach” appears- bloodדָּםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears
The context
15my son, do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their path;
16 · This verse (above)
17For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird.