Proverbs 7
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בְּ֭נִי שְׁמֹ֣ר אֲמָרָ֑י וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י תִּצְפֹּ֥ן אִתָּֽךְ
son my · keep · utterances my · and commandments my · to hide · with you
Septuagint runs longer here
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שְׁמֹ֣ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶחְיֵ֑ה וְ֝תוֹרָתִ֗י כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן עֵינֶֽיךָ
keep · commandments my · and live · and law my · like/as pupil of · eyes your
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קָשְׁרֵ֥ם עַל אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ כָּ֝תְבֵ֗ם עַל ל֥וּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ
bind them · upon · fingers your · write them · upon · plank of · heart your
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אֱמֹ֣ר לַֽ֭חָכְמָה אֲחֹ֣תִי אָ֑תְּ וּ֝מֹדָ֗ע לַבִּינָ֥ה תִקְרָֽא
say · to/for the wisdom · sister my · you · and kinsman · to/for the understanding · to call
Septuagint runs longer here
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5
לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה
to keep you · from woman · strange · from foreign · utterances her · to divide
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6
כִּ֭י בְּחַלּ֣וֹן בֵּיתִ֑י בְּעַ֖ד אֶשְׁנַבִּ֣י נִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי
that · in/at window of · house my · behind · window my · to look down
Septuagint runs longer here
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וָאֵ֤רֶא בַפְּתָאיִ֗ם אָ֘בִ֤ינָה בַבָּנִ֗ים נַ֣עַר חֲסַר לֵֽב
and to see · in/at the simple ones · to understand · in/at the sons · boy · needy of · heart
Septuagint runs shorter here
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8
עֹבֵ֣ר בַּ֭שּׁוּק אֵ֣צֶל פִּנָּ֑הּ וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֵּיתָ֣הּ יִצְעָֽד
passing over · in/at the street · beside · corner her · and way of · house her · to march
Septuagint runs shorter here
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9
בְּנֶֽשֶׁף בְּעֶ֥רֶב י֑וֹם בְּאִישׁ֥וֹן לַ֝֗יְלָה וַאֲפֵלָֽה
in/at twilight · in/at evening · day · in/at pupil of · night · and darkness
Septuagint runs shorter here
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10
וְהִנֵּ֣ה אִ֭שָּׁה לִקְרָאת֑וֹ שִׁ֥ית ז֝וֹנָ֗ה וּנְצֻ֥רַת לֵֽב
and behold · woman · to meet him · garment of · committing fornication · and guarded · heart
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11
הֹמִיָּ֣ה הִ֣יא וְסֹרָ֑רֶת בְּ֝בֵיתָ֗הּ לֹא יִשְׁכְּנ֥וּ רַגְלֶֽיהָ
roaring · he · and rebelling · in/at house her · not · to dwell · feet her
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12
פַּ֤עַם בַּח֗וּץ פַּ֥עַם בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת וְאֵ֖צֶל כָּל פִּנָּ֣ה תֶאֱרֹֽב
time · in/at the outside · time · in/at the plazas · and beside · all of · corner · to lie in wait
Septuagint runs longer here
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13
וְהֶחֱזִ֣יקָה בּ֭וֹ וְנָ֣שְׁקָה לּ֑וֹ הֵעֵ֥זָה פָ֝נֶ֗יהָ וַתֹּ֣אמַר לֽוֹ
and to strengthen · in/at him · and to kiss · to/for him · to be strong · face(s) her · and to say · to/for him
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14
זִבְחֵ֣י שְׁלָמִ֣ים עָלָ֑י הַ֝יּ֗וֹם שִׁלַּ֥מְתִּי נְדָרָֽי
sacrifices of · peace offerings · upon me · the day · to be at peace · vows my
Septuagint runs shorter here
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עַל כֵּ֭ן יָצָ֣אתִי לִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָ לְשַׁחֵ֥ר פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָ וָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ
upon · thus · to go out · to meet you · to seek · face(s) your · and to find you
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מַ֭רְבַדִּים רָבַ֣דְתִּי עַרְשִׂ֑י חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹת אֵט֥וּן מִצְרָֽיִם
coverlets · to spread · couch my · colored fabrics of · linen of · Egypt
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נַ֥פְתִּי מִשְׁכָּבִ֑י מֹ֥ר אֲ֝הָלִ֗ים וְקִנָּמֽוֹן
to wave · bed my · myrrh · aloes · and cinnamon
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לְכָ֤ה נִרְוֶ֣ה דֹ֭דִים עַד הַבֹּ֑קֶר נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗ה בָּאֳהָבִֽים
walk · to saturate · love · until · the morning · to rejoice · in/at loves
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כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין הָאִ֣ישׁ בְּבֵית֑וֹ הָ֝לַ֗ךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ מֵרָחֽוֹק
that · nothing · the man · in/at house his · to walk · in/at way · from far
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צְֽרוֹר הַ֭כֶּסֶף לָקַ֣ח בְּיָד֑וֹ לְי֥וֹם הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶא יָבֹ֥א בֵיתֽוֹ
bundle of · the silver · to take · in/at hand his · to/for day of · the full moon · to enter · house his
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הִ֭טַּתּוּ בְּרֹ֣ב לִקְחָ֑הּ בְּחֵ֥לֶק שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָ תַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ
to stretch out him · in/at multitude of · instruction her · in/at portion of · lips her · to thrust him
Septuagint runs longer here
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ה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ פִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם כְּ֭שׁוֹר אֶל טָ֣בַח יָב֑וֹא וּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶס אֶל מוּסַ֥ר אֱוִֽיל
walking · after her · suddenly · like/as ox · to · slaughter · to enter · and like/as anklet · to · discipline of · fool
Septuagint runs longer here
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עַ֤ד יְפַלַּ֪ח חֵ֡ץ כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ כְּמַהֵ֣ר צִפּ֣וֹר אֶל פָּ֑ח וְלֹֽא יָ֝דַ֗ע כִּֽי בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ הֽוּא
until · to cleave · arrow · liver his · like/as to hasten · bird · to · snare · and not · to know · that · in/at soul his · he
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וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ לִ֑י וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לְאִמְרֵי פִֽי
and now · sons · hear · to/for me · and hear · to/for utterances of · mouth my
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אַל יֵ֣שְׂטְ אֶל דְּרָכֶ֣יהָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ אַל תֵּ֝תַע בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ
not · to turn aside · to · ways her · heart your · not · to go astray · in/at paths her
Septuagint runs shorter here
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כִּֽי רַבִּ֣ים חֲלָלִ֣ים הִפִּ֑ילָה וַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗ים כָּל הֲרֻגֶֽיהָ
that · many · slain · to fall · and mighty · all of · killed her
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דַּרְכֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל בֵּיתָ֑הּ יֹ֝רְד֗וֹת אֶל חַדְרֵי מָֽוֶת
ways of · Sheol · house her · going down · to · chambers of · death
About this chapter
- 27 Verses
- 193 Hebrew words
- 144 Distinct lemmas
11 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (5 shorter, 6 longer) — 7:1, 7:4, 7:6, 7:7, 7:8, 7:9, 7:12, 7:14, 7:21, 7:22, 7:25. Open any to read the two side by side.
Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →
Proverbs 7 contains 27 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Proverbs, or return to the book of Proverbs for the full chapter list.