Proverbs 6:26 Hebrew Word Analysis
0 | | כִּ֤י | h3588 |
1 | For by means of | בְעַד | h1157 |
7 | and the adulteress | וְאֵ֥שֶׁת | h802 |
3 | a whorish | זוֹנָ֗ה | h2181 |
4 | | עַֽד | h5704 |
5 | a man is brought to a piece | כִּכַּ֫ר | h3603 |
6 | of bread | לָ֥חֶם | h3899 |
7 | and the adulteress | וְאֵ֥שֶׁת | h802 |
8 | | אִ֑ישׁ | h376 |
9 | life | נֶ֖פֶשׁ | h5315 |
10 | for the precious | יְקָרָ֣ה | h3368 |
11 | will hunt | תָצֽוּד׃ | h6679 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life.
American Standard Version (ASV)
For on account of a harlot `a man is brought' to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For a loose woman is looking for a cake of bread, but another man's wife goes after one's very life.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
for by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.
World English Bible (WEB)
For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.