Proverbs 5:20 Hebrew Word Analysis

0וְלָ֤מָּהh4100
1be ravishedתִשְׁגֶּ֣הh7686
2And why wilt thou my sonבְנִ֣יh1121
3with a strange womanבְזָרָ֑הh2114
4and embraceוּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗קh2263
5the bosomחֵ֣קh2436
6of a strangerנָכְרִיָּֽה׃h5237

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

American Standard Version (ASV)

For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

World English Bible (WEB)

For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?