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Proverbs 1:11

If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יֹאמְרוּ֮yomrvsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לְכָ֪הlekhahcarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “carry”, a commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…אִ֫תָּ֥נוּitanvamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.נֶאֶרְבָ֥הneervahambushאָרַבverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “ambush”, a determination or requestH693to lurk(lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.לְדָ֑םledamto blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.נִצְפְּנָ֖הnitspenahlurk privilyצָפַןverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, plural — “lurk privily”, a determination or requestH6845to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurkesteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).לְנָקִ֣יlenaqito innocentנָקִיpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to innocent”, the ordinary formH5355innocentblameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.חִנָּֽםchinamwithout a causeחִנָּםadverb — “without a cause”H2600gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantagewithout a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If they say: 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk for the innocent without cause;

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American Standard Version (1901)

If they say, Come with us, Let us lay wait for blood; Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;

Young’s Literal Translation

If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,

World English Bible

If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lie in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.

Darby Translation

If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause;

Douay-Rheims

If they shall say: Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us hide snares for the innocent without cause:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If they say: 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk for the innocent without cause;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν παρακαλέσωσί σε, λέγοντες, ἐλθὲ μεθʼ ἡμῶν, κοινώνησον αἵματος, κρύψωμεν δὲ εἰς γῆν ἄνδρα δίκαιον ἀδίκως,