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Proverbs 5:8

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

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הַרְחֵ֣קharcheqlooseרָחַקverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “loose”, a commandH7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)(a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).מֵעָלֶ֣יהָmealeyhafrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “from above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…דַרְכֶּ֑ךָdarkekhaalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).וְאַלvealand notאַלconjunction, particle, negative — “and 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.תִּ֝קְרַ֗בtiqravapproachקָרַבverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “approach”, a wish or indirect commandH7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).פֶּ֥תַחpetachdoorפֶּתַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6607an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance waydoor, entering (in), entrance (-ry), gate, opening, place.בֵּיתָֽהּbeytahfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;

Young’s Literal Translation

Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,

World English Bible

Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,

Darby Translation

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

Douay-Rheims

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the doors of her house.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Remove thy way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μακρὰν ποίησον ἀπʼ αὐτῆς σὴν ὁδόν· μὴ ἐγγίσῃς πρὸς θύραις οἴκων αὐτῆς,