Proverbs 1:18 Go deeper

And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. (KJV)

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וְ֭הֵםVe.hemand they

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Proverbs 1:18 word 1

לְדָמָ֣םle.da.Mamfor own blood their

Lemma: דָּם (dam) · Strong's: H1818

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: blood

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 9:6, Genesis 37:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1818; TAHOT Proverbs 1:18 word 2

יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּye.'e.Routhey lie in wait

Lemma: אָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H0693

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to ambush

Used 41 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:11, Joshua 8:2, Joshua 8:4, Joshua 8:7, Joshua 8:12, Joshua 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0693; TAHOT Proverbs 1:18 word 3

יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּyitz.pe.Nuthey lie hidden

Lemma: צָפַן (tsa.phan) · Strong's: H6845

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to treasure

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 2:2, Exodus 2:3, Joshua 2:4, Job 10:13, Job 14:13, Job 15:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6845; TAHOT Proverbs 1:18 word 4

לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם\׃le.naf.sho.Tamfor own life their

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Proverbs 1:18 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But they	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
lie in wait	→	אָרַב H0693 to ambush
for their [own] blood	→	דָּם H1818 blood
they ambush	→	צָפַן H6845 to treasure
their [own] lives	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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