New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 6:1-5

1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,ifאִם־'im-H518you have becomeH6148suretyעָרַ֣בְתָּ'a.Rav.taH6148for your neighborלְרֵעֶ֑ךָle.re.'E.khaH7453, Havegivenתָּקַ֖עְתָּta.Ka'.taH8628a pledgeכַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ka.Pei.khaH3709for a strangerלַזָּ֣רla.ZarH2114,

2Ifyou have been snaredנוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּno.Kash.taH3369with the wordsבְאִמְרֵי־ve.'im.rei-H561of your mouthפִ֑יךָFi.khaH6310,Have been caughtנִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּnil.Kad.taH3920with the wordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561of your mouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310,

3Doעֲשֵׂ֨ה'a.SehH6213thisH2088thenאֵפ֪וֹא׀'e.Fo'H645,my sonבְּנִ֡יbe.NiH1121,and deliverוְֽהִנָּצֵ֗לve.hi.na.TzelH5337yourselfH5337;Sinceכִּ֘יkiH3588you have comeבָ֤אתָVa.taH935into thehandבְכַף־ve.khaf-H3709of your neighborרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453,Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,humbleהִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗סhit.ra.PesH7511yourself, and importuneוּרְהַ֥בu.re.HavH7292your neighborרֵעֶֽיךָ׃re.'Ei.khaH7453.

4Giveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414nosleepשֵׁנָ֣הshe.NahH8142to your eyesלְעֵינֶ֑יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,Norאַל־'al-H408slumberוּ֝תְנוּמָ֗הu.te.nu.MahH8572to your eyelidsלְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃le.'af.'a.Pei.khaH6079;

5Deliverהִ֭נָּצֵלHi.na.tzelH5337yourselfH5337like a gazelleכִּצְבִ֣יkitz.ViH6643from the hunter’shandמִיָּ֑דmi.YadH3027And like abirdוּ֝כְצִפּ֗וֹרu.khe.tzi.PorH6833from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the fowlerיָקֽוּשׁ׃ פya.KushH3353.

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