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מַלְאָ֣ךְmalakheangelמֲלְאָךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “angel”, the ordinary formH4397a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)ambassador, angel, king, messenger.רָ֭שָׁעrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.יִפֹּ֣לyipolfallנָפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…בְּרָ֑עberain badרַעpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “in bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…וְצִ֖ירvetsirand hingeצִירconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and hinge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6735a hinge (as pressed in turning); also a throe (as a phys. or mental pressure); also a herald or erranddoer (as constrained by the principal)ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow. Compare H6736 (צִיר).אֱמוּנִ֣יםemunimfaithאֵמוּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “faith”, the ordinary formH529established, i.e. (figuratively) trusty; also (abstractly) trustworthinessfaith(-ful), truth.מַרְפֵּֽאmarpecureמַרְפֵּאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cure”, the ordinary formH4832properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity(in-)cure(-able), healing(-lth), remedy, sound, wholesome, yielding.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.
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American Standard Version (1901)
A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health.
Young’s Literal Translation
A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing.
World English Bible
A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.
Darby Translation
A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.
Douay-Rheims
The messenger of the wicked shall fall into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
A wicked messenger falleth into evil; but a faithful ambassador is health.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
A rash king shall fall into mischief: but a wise messenger shall deliver him.
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