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Proverbs 6:13

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

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קֹרֵ֣ץqoretsformקָרַץverb, qal, participle, absolute — “form”, a verb used as a describing wordH7169to pinch, i.e. (partially) to bite the lips, blink the eyes (as a gesture of malice), or (fully) to squeeze off (a piece of clay in order to mould a vessel from it)form, move, wink.בְּ֭עֵינָוbeeynavin eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…מֹלֵ֣לmolelsayמָלַלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “say”, a verb used as a describing wordH4448to speak (mostly poetical) or saysay, speak, utter.בְּרַגְלָ֑וberaglavin footרֶגֶלpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.מֹ֝רֶ֗הmorehshootיָרָהverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “shoot”, a verb used as a describing wordH3384properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיוbeetsbeotayvin fingerאֶצְבַּעpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in finger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH676something to sieze with, i.e. a finger; by analogy, a toefinger, toe.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers;

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American Standard Version (1901)

That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;

Young’s Literal Translation

Winking with his eyes, speaking with his feet, Directing with his fingers,

World English Bible

who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, who motions with his fingers,

Darby Translation

he winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

Douay-Rheims

He winketh with the eyes, presseth with the foot, speaketh with the finger.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the same winks with the eye, and makes a sign with his foot, and teaches with the beckonings of his fingers.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ δʼ αὐτὸς ἐννεύει ὀφθαλμῷ, σημαίνει δὲ ποδὶ, διδάσκει δὲ ἐννεύμασι δακτύλων.