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It is a snareמוֹקֵשׁfor a manאָדָםto say rashly,יָלַע“Consecrated!”קֹדֶשׁand afterוְאַחַרthe vowsנְדָרִיםto reflect.לְבַקֵּר
Proverbs 20:25
Study it in the app“It is a snare for a man to say rashly, “Consecrated!” and after the vows to reflect.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 20:25, word by word
- It is a snareמוֹקֵשׁmokesh
snare
Snare, trap for hunting; whatever makes someone fall.
Where else “mokesh” appears- for a manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- to say rashlyיָלַעyala
speak rashly
To say something lightly, without thinking; to speak rashly.
Where else “yala” appears- “Consecratedקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- the vowsנְדָרִיםnedarim
vow
Vow: a solemn promise made to God; also the thing promised.
Where else “nedarim” appears- to reflectבַקֵּרvaker
inquire
To look into carefully; think deeply.
Where else “vaker” appears
The context
24From YHWH are the steps of a man; and a human being, how can he understand his way?
25 · This verse (above)
26A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives over them the wheel.