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He who commits adulteryנֹאֵףwith a womanאִשָּׁהis lackingחֲסַרsense;לֵבhe whoהוּאdoesיַעֲשֶׂitנָּהdestroysמַשְׁחִיתhis own soul.נַפְשׁוֹ
Proverbs 6:32
Study it in the app“He who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense; he who does it destroys his own soul.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 6:32, word by word
- He who commits adulteryנֹאֵףnoef
commit adultery
To sleep with another's spouse.
Where else “noef” appears- with a womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- is lackingחֲסַרchasar
lacking
Lacking something, wanting in. "Lacking heart" is one who has no sense.
Where else “chasar” appears- senseלֵבlev
mind
The mind: "lacking heart" means foolish.
Where else “lev” appears- doesיַעֲשֶׂyaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaase” appears- destroysמַשְׁחִיתmashchit
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “mashchit” appears- his own soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears
The context
31but if he is caught, he will repay sevenfold; he will give all the wealth of his house.
32 · This verse (above)
33Blows and disgrace he will find, and his reproach will not be wiped away.