Chapter 6
Proverbs 6:6
| ו חכם | דרכי ה | ראה | עצל | נמלה | אל | לך |
| and has been wise | her roads | he has seen | sluggard/indolant | clipped one/ant | toward | to yourself/walk |
9016 | None Definition: verseEnd Root: None Exhaustive: None 2449 | חכם châkam Definition: to be wise (in mind, word or act) Root: a primitive root, Exhaustive: a primitive root,; to be wise (in mind, word or act); [idiom] exceeding, teach wisdom, be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser. 9002 ו None Definition: and Root: None Exhaustive: Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’) | 9024 | ה None Definition: her, personal posessive - noun suffix: 3rd person feminine singular Root: None Exhaustive: Personal posessive pronoun - suffix for nouns, adjectives and passive participles: 3rd person feminine singular 1870 דרך derek Definition: a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb Root: from H1869 (דרך); Exhaustive: from דרך; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever). | 7200 ראה râʼâh Definition: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) Root: a primitive root; Exhaustive: a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions. | 6102 עצל ʻâtsêl Definition: indolent Root: from H6101 (עצל); Exhaustive: from עצל; indolent; slothful, sluggard. | 5244 נמלה nᵉmâlâh Definition: an ant (probably from its almost bisected form) Root: feminine from H5243 (נמל); Exhaustive: feminine from נמל; an ant (probably from its almost bisected form); ant. | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 413 אל ʼêl Definition: near, with or among; often in general, to Root: (but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. Exhaustive: (but only used in the shortened constructive form אל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in). | 9014 | ־ None Definition: link Root: None Exhaustive: None 1980 הלך hâlak Definition: to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) Root: akin to H3212 (ילך); a primitive root; Exhaustive: akin to ילך; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively); (all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] greater, grow, be wont to haunt, lead, march, [idiom] more and more, move (self), needs, on, pass (away), be at the point, quite, run (along), [phrase] send, speedily, spread, still, surely, [phrase] tale-bearer, [phrase] travel(-ler), walk (abroad, on, to and fro, up and down, to places), wander, wax, (way-) faring man, [idiom] be weak, whirl. |
RBT Translation:
to yourself toward clipped one/ant sluggard/indolant he has seen her roads and has been wise
RBT Paraphrase:
Walk toward the clipped one/ant, sluggard, see the roads of herself and be wise!
Walk toward the clipped one/ant, sluggard, see the roads of herself and be wise!
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Go to the ant, thou slothful one; see her ways, and be wise:
Go to the ant, thou slothful one; see her ways, and be wise:
LITV Translation:
Go to the ant, lazy man; consider her ways and be wise;
Go to the ant, lazy man; consider her ways and be wise;
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
Go to the ant, O sluggard; And see, and emulate his ways, And become wiser than he.
Go to the ant, O sluggard; And see, and emulate his ways, And become wiser than he.