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Proverbs 2:16

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

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לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָlehatsilekhato defendנָצַלpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to defend”, the to-form of the verbH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).מֵאִשָּׁ֣הmeishahfrom eachאִשָּׁהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.זָרָ֑הzarahstrangeזוּרadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הminakheriyahfrom strangeנׇכְרִיpreposition, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “from strange”, the ordinary formH5237strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).אֲמָרֶ֥יהָamareyhaanswerאֵמֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.הֶחֱלִֽיקָהhecheliqahseparate selfחָלַקverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “separate self”, a completed actionH2505to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separatedeal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the alien woman that maketh smooth her words;

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American Standard Version (1901)

To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;

Young’s Literal Translation

To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,

World English Bible

to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,

Darby Translation

To deliver thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words;

Douay-Rheims

That thou mayst be delivered from the strange women, and from the stranger, who softeneth her words:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the alien woman that maketh smooth her words;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

to remove thee far from the straight way, and to estrange thee from a righteous purpose. My son, let not evil counsel overtake thee,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τοῦ μακράν σε ποιῆσαι ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ εὐθείας, καὶ ἀλλότριον τῆς δικαίας γνώμης· υἱὲ, μή σε καταλάβῃ κακὴ βουλή·