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A manאָדָםburdenedעָשֻׁקwith the bloodבְּדַםof a soulנָפֶשׁwill fleeיָנוּסtoעַדthe pit;בּוֹרlet no oneאַלhold him up.יִתְמְכוּ בוֹ
Proverbs 28:17
Study it in the app“A man burdened with the blood of a soul will flee to the pit; let no one hold him up.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 28:17, word by word
- A manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- burdenedעָשֻׁקashuk
oppress, defraud
Oppress, defraud: take advantage of someone by taking what is his; crush.
Where else “ashuk” appears- with the bloodדַםdam
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “dam” appears- of a soulנָפֶשׁnafesh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafesh” appears- will fleeיָנוּסyanus
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “yanus” appears- the pitבּוֹרbor
grave
The place where the dead go down; the grave.
Where else “bor” appears- hold him upיִתְמְכוּyitmchu
uphold
To hold someone up by the hand so he does not fall, as God does.
Where else “yitmchu” appears
The context
16A prince lacking insight is also great in oppressions; whoever hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
17 · This verse (above)
18Whoever walks blameless will be saved, but one crooked in two ways will fall in one of them.