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The pathאֹרַחof lifeחַיִּיםshe does notפֶּןlevel;תְּפַלֵּסher tracksמַעְגְּלֹתֶיהָwander,נָעוּand she does notלֹאknow it.תֵדָע
Proverbs 5:6
Study it in the app“The path of life she does not level; her tracks wander, and she does not know it.”
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With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 5:6, word by word
- The pathאֹרַחorach
path
A road; or a way of life.
Where else “orach” appears- of lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- levelתְּפַלֵּסtefales
level
Make a path even, clear its obstacles.
Where else “tefales” appears- her tracksמַעְגְּלֹתֶיmaglote
path
The path one follows, or one's way of life.
Where else “maglote” appears- wanderנָעוּnau
wander
To go from place to place with no fixed home, like an outcast.
Where else “nau” appears- know itתֵדָעteda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “teda” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew of the first line is difficult; it can also be understood “so that you do not level the path of life.”
The context
5Her feet go down to death; to Sheol her steps hold fast.
6 · This verse (above)
7And now, sons, listen to me, and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth.