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Proverbs 24:15

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תֶּאֱרֹ֣בteerovambushאָרַבverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “ambush”, a wish or indirect commandH693to lurk(lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.רָ֭שָׁעrashaguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.לִנְוֵ֣הlinvehto comelyנָוֶהpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “to comely”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.צַדִּ֑יקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).אַֽלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תְּשַׁדֵּ֥דteshadeddeadשָׁדַדverb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “dead”, a wish or indirect commandH7703properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravagedead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), [idiom] utterly, (lay) waste.רִבְצוֹrivtsvowhere each layרֵבֶץnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “where each lay”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7258a couch or place of reposewhere each lay, lie down in, resting place.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous, spoil not his resting-place;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

Young’s Literal Translation

Lay not wait, O wicked one, At the habitation of the righteous. Do not spoil his resting-place.

World English Bible

Don’t lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don’t destroy his resting place;

Darby Translation

Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; lay not waste his resting-place.

Douay-Rheims

Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Lie not in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous, spoil not his resting-place;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Bring not an ungodly man into the dwelling of the righteous: neither be deceived by the feeding of the belly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ προσαγάγῃς ἀσεβῆ νομῇ δικαίων, μηδὲ ἀπατηθῇς χορτασίᾳ κοιλίας.