Proverbs 6:3

“Do this, then, my son, and free yourself, for you have come into the palm of your neighbor: go, humble yourself, and press your neighbor.”

Proverbs 6:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 6:3, word by word

Doעֲשֵׂהase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “ase” appears
thenאֵפוֹאefo

then

Then; so, now.

Where else “efo” appears
my sonבְּנִbeni

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “beni” appears
free yourselfהִנָּצֵלhinatsel

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

Where else “hinatsel” appears
you have comeבָאתָvata

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “vata” appears
into the palmכַףchaf

palm

The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.

Where else “chaf” appears
of your neighborרֵעֶree

neighbor

The person living near, anyone one deals with.

Where else “ree” appears
goלֵךְlech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “lech” appears
humble yourselfהִתְרַפֵּסhitrapes

humble oneself

To lower oneself at another's feet, pleading.

Where else “hitrapes” appears
pressרְהַבrehav

press

Urge someone with pleas.

Where else “rehav” appears

The context

2you have been snared by the sayings of your mouth; you have been caught by the sayings of your mouth.

3 · This verse (above)

4Do not give sleep to your eyes, or slumber to your eyelids.

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