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Proverbs 27:8 Interlinear

“As a bird that wandereth from her nest so is a man that wandereth from his place”

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Proverbs 27 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כְּ֭צִפּוֹר	H6833	As a bird	a little bird (as hopping)
2	נוֹדֵ֥ד	H5074	that wandereth	properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
3	מִן	H4480		properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
4	קִנָּ֑הּ	H7064	from her nest	a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwelling
5	כֵּֽן	H3651		properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
6	אִ֝֗ישׁ	H376	so is a man	a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
7	נוֹדֵ֥ד	H5074	that wandereth	properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
8	מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃	H4725	from his place	properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)

Proverbs 27:8 (current)As a bird that wandereth from her nest so is a man that wandereth from his place