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Canהֲa manאִישׁcarryיַחְתֶּהfireאֵשׁin his bosom,בְּחֵיקוֹandוּhis clothesבְגָדָיוnotלֹאbe burned?תִשָּׂרַפְנָה
Proverbs 6:27
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With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 6:27, word by word
- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- carryיַחְתֶּהyachte
seize; take up (coals)
To take hold of, to seize; said above all of taking up coals from the fire.
Where else “yachte” appears- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- in his bosomחֵיקchek
bosom
The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.
Where else “chek” appears- his clothesבְגָדָיvegaday
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “vegaday” appears- be burnedתִשָּׂרַפְנָהtisarafna
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “tisarafna” appears
The context
26For on account of a prostitute one comes to a loaf of bread, but another man’s wife hunts the precious soul.
27 · This verse (above)
28Or can a man walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?