New American Standard Bible 1995

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Proverbs

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For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
For why what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 וְלָ֤מָּה ve·lam·mah
should you, my son, son Noun H1121 בְנִ֣י ve·ni
be exhilarated to go astray, err Verb H7686 תִשְׁגֶּ֣ה tish·geh
with an adulteress to be a stranger Verb H2114 בְזָרָ֑ה ve·za·rah;
And embrace to clasp, embrace Verb H2263 וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק u·te·chab·bek
the bosom bosom Noun H2436 חֵ֣ק chek
of a foreigner? foreign, alien Adjective H5237 נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ na·che·ri·yah.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
King James Bible For And why should you, wilt thou, my son, be exhilarated ravished with an adulteress And a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a foreigner?stranger?
Hebrew Greek English For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?