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Do notאַלlie in wait,תֶּאֱרֹבwicked man,רָשָׁעat the dwellingלִנְוֵהof the righteous;צַדִּיקdo notאַלplunderתְּשַׁדֵּדhis resting place;רִבְצוֹ
Proverbs 24:15
Study it in the app“Do not lie in wait, wicked man, at the dwelling of the righteous; do not plunder his resting place;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 24:15, word by word
- lie in waitתֶּאֱרֹבteerov
lie in wait
Lie in wait: wait in hiding to attack.
Where else “teerov” appears- wicked manרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- at the dwellingנְוֵהneve
abode
A place to live.
Where else “neve” appears- of the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- plunderתְּשַׁדֵּדteshaded
devastate
To leave a country or city empty and in ruins by force.
Where else “teshaded” appears- his resting placeרִבְצrivts
resting place, fold
A resting place, a fold where animals lie down.
Where else “rivts” appears
The context
14so know wisdom to be for your soul; if you find it, then there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
15 · This verse (above)
16for seven times the righteous falls and rises, but the wicked stumble into evil.