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A generationדּוֹרpureטָהוֹרin its own eyes,בְּעֵינָיוandוּfrom its filthמִצֹּאָתוֹnotלֹאwashed.רֻחָץ
Proverbs 30:12
Study it in the app“A generation pure in its own eyes, and from its filth not washed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 30:12, word by word
- A generationדּוֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears- pureטָהוֹרtahor
clean
Fit under the law for worship, without stain.
Where else “tahor” appears- in its own eyesעֵינָיenay
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “enay” appears- from its filthצֹּאָתtsoat
excrement, filth
Excrement, filth. Used literally (2 Kings 18:27, in the form that is read) and figuratively, of what defiles a person or a people (Isaiah 4:4; 28:8).
Where else “tsoat” appears- washedרֻחָץruchats
wash
Wash; wash oneself, bathe.
Where else “ruchats” appears
The context
11A generation curses its father and does not bless its mother.
12 · This verse (above)
13A generation —how lofty are its eyes, and its eyelids are lifted up.