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Do notאַלgiveתִּתֵּןyour vigorחֵילֶךָto women,לַנָּשִׁיםnorוּyour waysדְרָכֶיךָto those who destroyלַמְחוֹתkings.מְלָכִין
Proverbs 31:3
Study it in the app“Do not give your vigor to women, nor your ways to those who destroy kings.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 31:3, word by word
- giveתִּתֵּןtiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “titen” appears- your vigorחֵילֶchele
valor
Strength and ability: the brave man in war, the capable and worthy person.
Where else “chele” appears- to womenנָּשִׁיםnashim
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appears- your waysדְרָכֶיderache
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derache” appears- to those who destroyמְחוֹתmechot
blot out
To erase completely, or destroy someone.
Where else “mechot” appears- kingsמְלָכִיןmelachin
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melachin” appears
The context
2What, my son? And what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?
3 · This verse (above)
4Not for kings, Lemuel, not for kings to drink wine, and for rulers, where is intoxicating drink?