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Proverbs 28:17

A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

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אָ֭דָםadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.עָשֻׁ֣קashuqdefraudעָשַׁקverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “defraud”, a verb used as a describing wordH6231to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflowget deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).בְּדַםbedamin blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in blood , innocent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1818blood (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.נָפֶשׁnafeshcreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “creature”, the ordinary formH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.בּ֥וֹרborcisternבּוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cistern”, the ordinary formH953a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.יָ֝נ֗וּסyanusawayנוּסverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “away”, an unfinished actionH5127to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)[idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.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.יִתְמְכוּyitmekhvholdתָּמַךְverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “hold”, a wish or indirect commandH8551to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close(take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).בֽוֹvvoinבֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A man that is laden with the blood of any person shall hasten his steps unto the pit; none will support him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him.

Young’s Literal Translation

A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.

World English Bible

A man who is tormented by blood guilt will be a fugitive until death. No one will support him.

Darby Translation

A man laden with the blood of [any] person, fleeth to the pit: let no man stay him.

Douay-Rheims

A man that doth violence to the blood of a person, if he flee even to the pit, no man will stay him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A man that is laden with the blood of any person shall hasten his steps unto the pit; none will support him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that becomes surety for a man charged with murder shall be an exile, and not in safety. a Chasten thy son, and he shall love thee, and give honour to thy soul: he shall not obey a sinful nation.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἄνδρα τὸν ἐν αἰτίᾳ φόνου ὁ ἐγγυώμενος, φυγὰς ἔσται καὶ οὐκ ἐν ἀσφαλείᾳ· a παίδευε υἱὸν καὶ ἀγαπήσει σε, καὶ δώσει κόσμον τῇ σῇ ψυχῇ, οὐ μὴ ὑπακούσει ἔθνει παρανόμῳ.