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Proverbs 6:28

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יְהַלֵּ֣ךְyehalekhewalkהָלַךְverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “walk”, an unfinished actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…אִ֭ישׁisha 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…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…הַגֶּחָלִ֑יםhagechalimthe coalגֶּחֶלdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “the coal”, the ordinary formH1513an ember(burning) coal.וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יוveraglayvand footרֶגֶלconjunction, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and 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.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…תִכָּוֶֽינָהtikaveynahburnכָּוָהverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “burn”, an unfinished actionH3554properly, to prick or penetrate; hence, to blister (as smarting or eating into)burn.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

Young’s Literal Translation

Doth a man walk on the hot coals, And are his feet not scorched?

World English Bible

Or can one walk on hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

Darby Translation

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

Douay-Rheims

Or can he walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be burnt?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

or will any one walk on coals of fire, and not burn his feet?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἢ περιπατήσει τις ἐπʼ ἀνθράκων πυρὸς, τοὺς δὲ πόδας οὐ κατακαύσει;