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Proverbs 6:34

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…קִנְאָ֥הqinahenvyקִנְאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “envy”, the ordinary formH7068jealousy or envyenvy(-ied), jealousy, [idiom] sake, zeal.חֲמַתchamatangerחֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2534heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).גָּ֑בֶרgavermanגֶּבֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “man”, the ordinary formH1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simplyevery one, man, [idiom] mighty.וְלֹֽאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and 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…יַ֝חְמ֗וֹלyachmolspareחָמַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “spare”, an unfinished actionH2550to commiserate; by implication, to sparehave compassion, (have) pity, spare.בְּי֣וֹםbeyomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…נָקָֽםnaqamquarrelנָקָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “quarrel”, the ordinary formH5359revenge[phrase] avenged, quarrel, vengeance.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Young’s Literal Translation

For jealousy [is] the fury of a man, And he doth not spare in a day of vengeance.

World English Bible

For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.

Darby Translation

For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance;

Douay-Rheims

Because the jealousy and rage of the husband will not spare in the day of revenge,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the soul of her husband is full of jealousy: he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μεστὸς γὰρ ζήλου θυμὸς ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς, οὐ φείσεται ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κρίσεως.