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Also,גַּםfor a soulנֶפֶשׁwithoutבְּלֹאknowledgeדַעַתit is notלֹאgood,טוֹבand whoever hurriesוְאָץwith his feetבְּרַגְלַיִםsins.חוֹטֵא
Proverbs 19:2
Study it in the app“Also, for a soul without knowledge it is not good, and whoever hurries with his feet sins.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 19:2, word by word
- for a soulנֶפֶשׁnefesh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nefesh” appears- knowledgeדַעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- and whoever hurriesאָץats
hurry
To do something too fast.
Where else “ats” appears- with his feetרַגְלַיִםraglayim
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “raglayim” appears- sinsחוֹטֵאchote
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chote” appears
Translation note
“Sins”: the Hebrew verb also means “to miss the mark,” like one who stumbles by going too fast.
The context
1Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one crooked in his lips, who is senseless.
2 · This verse (above)
3The folly of a man perverts his way, and against YHWH his heart rages.