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Proverbs 2:17
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To deliver thee from the strange woman, [even] from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words;
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Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
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For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
Which forsakethH5800 the guideH441 of her youthH5271, and forgettethH7911 the covenantH1285 of her GodH430.
Original Hebrew
הַעֹזֶבֶת אַלּוּף נְעוּרֶיהָ וְאֶת־בְּרִית אֱלֹהֶיהָ שָׁכֵחָה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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הַ֭/עֹזֶבֶת |
Ha./'o.ze.vet | H5800 | HTd/Vqrfsa | who/ leaves |
אַלּ֣וּף |
'a.Luf | H441 | HAamsc | (the) close friend of |
נְעוּרֶ֑י/הָ |
ne.'u.Rei./ha | H5271 | HNcbpc/Sp3fs | youth(s)/ her |
וְ/אֶת |
ve./'Et | H853 | HC/To | and/ (obj.) |
בְּרִ֖ית |
be.Rit | H1285 | HNcfsc | (the) covenant of |
אֱלֹהֶ֣י/הָ |
'e.lo.Hei./ha | H430 | HNcmpc/Sp3fs | God/ her |
שָׁכֵֽחָה |
sha.Khe.chah | H7911 | HVqp3fs | she forgets |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
- H441 — אַלּוּף (ʼallûwph, al-loof'): or (shortened) אַלֻּף; from אָלַף; familiar; a friend, also gentle; hence, a bullock (as being tame; applied, although masculine, to a cow); and so, a chieftain (as notable, like neat cattle); captain, duke, (chief) friend, governor, guide, ox.
- H1285 — בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth, ber-eeth'): from בָּרָה (in the sense of cutting (like בָּרָא)); a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh); confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.
- H5271 — נָעוּר (nâʻûwr, naw-oor'): or נָעֻר; and (feminine) נְעֻרָה; properly, passive participle from נַעַר as denominative; (only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people); childhood, youth.
- H5800 — עָזַב (ʻâzab, aw-zab'): a primitive root; to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.; commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.
- H7911 — שָׁכַח (shâkach, shaw-kakh'): or שָׁכֵחַ; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention; [idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- forgetteth — Ezekiel 16:8, Ezekiel 16:59-60, Malachi 2:14-16
- the guide — Proverbs 5:18, Jeremiah 3:4
Reciprocal references (4): Numbers 5:12, Judges 14:17, Joel 1:8, Matthew 19:6
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