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Proverbs 6:27

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

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הֲיַחְתֶּ֤הhayachtehheapחָתָהparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “heap”, an unfinished actionH2846to lay hold of; especially to pick up fireheap, take (away).אִ֓ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…אֵ֬שׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.בְּחֵיק֑וֹbecheyqvoin bosomחֵיקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in bosom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2436the bosom (literally or figuratively)bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוuvegadayvand apparelבֶּגֶדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and apparel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH899a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillageapparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, [idiom] very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָהtisarafnahburn , up) kindleשָׂרַףverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “burn , up) kindle”, an unfinished actionH8313to be (causatively, set) on fire(cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

Young’s Literal Translation

Doth a man take fire into his bosom, And are his garments not burnt?

World English Bible

Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?

Darby Translation

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?

Douay-Rheims

Can a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burn?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Shall any one bind fire in his bosom, and not burn his garments?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀποδήσει τις πῦρ ἐν κόλπῳ, τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια οὐ κατακαύσει;

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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