Proverbs 6:5

“Free yourself like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and like a bird from the hand of the fowler.”

Proverbs 6:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 6:5, word by word

Free yourselfהִנָּצֵלhinatsel

rescue

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

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like a gazelleצְבִיtsevi

gazelle

A light, handsome animal of the deer family, which could be hunted and eaten.

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from the hand of the hunterיָּדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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like a birdצִפּוֹרtsipor

bird

Bird, small bird.

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of the fowlerיָקוּשׁyakush

fowler

A fowler, one who sets snares and traps for birds.

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The context

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

5 · This verse (above)

6Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise;

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