11Ifאִם־'im-H518they sayיֹאמְרוּ֮yo.me.RuH559, “Comeלְכָ֪הle.KhahH1980alongאִ֫תָּ֥נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854,let us lie in waitנֶאֶרְבָ֥הne.'er.VahH693for bloodלְדָ֑םle.DamH1818,let us ambushנִצְפְּנָ֖הnitz.pe.NahH6845the innocentלְנָקִ֣יle.na.KiH5355without causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600,
12let us swallow themנִ֭בְלָעֵםNiv.la.'emH1104aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416like Sheolכִּשְׁא֣וֹלkish.'olH7585,and wholeוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549like those descendingכְּי֣וֹרְדֵיke.Yor.deiH3381into the Pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.
13We will findנִמְצָ֑אnim.Tza'H4672all mannerכָּל־kol-H3605of preciousיָקָ֣רya.KarH3368goodsה֣וֹןHonH1952;we will fillנְמַלֵּ֖אne.ma.Le'H4390our housesבָתֵּ֣ינוּva.Tei.nuH1004with plunderשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998.
14Throw inתַּפִּ֣ילta.PilH5307your lotגּ֭וֹרָ֣לְךָgo.Ral.khaH1486with usבְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּbe.to.Khe.nuH8432;let us allלְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃le.khu.La.nuH3605shareיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961oneאֶ֝חָ֗ד'e.ChadH259purseכִּ֥יסkisH3599”—
15my sonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121,do notאַל־'al-H408walkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980the roadבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870with themאִתָּ֑ם'i.TamH854or setמְנַ֥עme.Na'H4513footרַ֝גְלְךָ֗rag.le.khaH7272upon their pathמִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃mi.ne.ti.va.TamH5410.
16Forכִּ֣יkiH3588their feetרַ֭גְלֵיהֶםRag.lei.hemH7272runיָר֑וּצוּya.Ru.tzuH7323to evilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451,and they are swiftוִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּvi.ma.ha.RuH4116to shedלִשְׁפָּךְ־lish.pokh-H8210bloodדָּֽם׃DamH1818.
17Howכִּֽי־ki-H3588futileחִ֭נָּםChi.nomH2600it isto spreadמְזֹרָ֣הme.zo.RahH2219the netהָרָ֑שֶׁתha.Ra.shetH7568where anyכָל־khol-H3605birdבַּ֥עַל כָּנָֽף׃Ba.'al ka.NafH1167H3671can see itבְּ֝עֵינֵ֗יbe.'ei.NeiH5869!
18But theyוְ֭הֵםVe.hemH1992lie in waitיֶאֱרֹ֑בוּye.'e.RouH693for their own bloodלְדָמָ֣םle.da.MamH1818;they ambushיִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּyitz.pe.NuH6845their own livesלְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃le.naf.sho.TamH5315.
19Suchכֵּ֗ןKenH3651isthe fateאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734of allכָּל־kol-H3605who are greedyבֹּ֣צֵֽעַBo.tze.a'H1214,whose unjust gainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215אֶת־'et-H853takesיִקָּֽח׃ פyi.KachH3947the livesנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of its possessorsבְּעָלָ֣יוbe.'a.LavH1167.
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