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Proverbs 28:17 Interlinear

“A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person to the pit shall flee let no man stay ”

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Proverbs 28 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אָ֭דָם	H120	A man	ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
2	עָשֻׁ֣ק	H6231	that doeth violence	to press upon, i.e., oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
3	בְּדַם	H1818	to the blood	blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe
4	נָ֑פֶשׁ	H5315	of any person	properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
5	עַד	H5704		as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
6	בּ֥וֹר	H953	to the pit	a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
7	יָ֝נ֗וּס	H5127	shall flee	to flit, i.e., vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
8	אַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
9	יִתְמְכוּ	H8551	let no man stay	to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
10	בֽוֹ׃	H0

Proverbs 28:17 (current)A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person to the pit shall flee let no man stay