Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 9:1-6

1WisdomH2454hath buildedבָּנְתָ֣הba.ne.TahH1129her houseבֵיתָ֑הּvei.TahH1004,she hath hewn outחָצְבָ֖הcha.tze.VahH2672her sevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'AhH7651pillarsעַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ'a.mu.Dei.haH5982:

2She hath killedטָבְחָ֣הta.ve.ChahH2873her beastsטִ֭בְחָהּTiv.chahH2874;she hath mingledמָסְכָ֣הma.se.KhahH4537her wineיֵינָ֑הּyei.NahH3196;she hath also furnishedעָֽרְכָ֥ה'a.re.KhahH6186her tableשֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃shul.cha.NahH7979.

3She hath sent forthשָֽׁלְחָ֣הsha.le.ChahH7971her maidensנַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291:she criethתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121uponגַּ֝פֵּ֗יga.PeiH1610the highest placesמְרֹ֣מֵיme.Ro.meiH4791of the cityקָֽרֶת׃Ka.retH7176,

4Whoso issimpleפֶ֭תִיFe.tiH6612,let him turn inיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493hither: as forhim that wantethחֲסַר־cha.sar-H2638understandingלֵ֝֗בLevH3820,she saithאָ֣מְרָה'A.me.rahH559to him,

5ComeH3212,eatלַחֲמ֣וּla.cha.MuH3898of my breadבְֽלַחֲמִ֑יve.la.cha.MiH3899,and drinkוּ֝שְׁת֗וּu.she.TuH8354of the wineבְּיַ֣יִןbe.Ya.yinH3196whichI have mingledמָסָֽכְתִּי׃ma.Sa.khe.tiH4537.

6Forsakeעִזְב֣וּ'iz.VuH5800the foolishפְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.YimH6612,and liveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421;and goוְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּve.'ish.RuH833in the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.

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