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So isכֵּןhe who goes inהַבָּאtoאֶלhis neighbor’sרֵעֵהוּwife;אֵשֶׁתnoneלֹא כָּלwho touchesהַנֹּגֵעַherבָּהּwill go unpunished.יִנָּקֶה
Proverbs 6:29
Study it in the app“So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife; none who touches her will go unpunished.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 6:29, word by word
- he who goes inבָּאba
go in to
To go in to a woman as husband.
Where else “ba” appears- his neighbor’sרֵעֵree
neighbor
The person living near, anyone one deals with.
Where else “ree” appears- wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appears- who touchesנֹּגֵעַnogea
touch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “nogea” appears- will go unpunishedיִנָּקֶהyinake
go unpunished
Not to receive the punishment one deserved.
Where else “yinake” appears
The context
28Or can a man walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?
29 · This verse (above)
30People do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry;