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Proverbs 7:10

And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

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וְהִנֵּ֣הvehinehand loהִנֵּהconjunction, particle, demonstrative — “and lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.אִ֭שָּׁהishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.לִקְרָאת֑וֹliqratvoto helpקִרְאָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to help”, the to-form of the verbH7125an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)[idiom] against (he come), help, meet, seek, [idiom] to, [idiom] in the way.שִׁ֥יתshitattireשִׁיתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “attire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7897a dress (as put on)attire.ז֝וֹנָ֗הzonahcommit fornicationזָנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “commit fornication”, a verb used as a describing wordH2181to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)(cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.וּנְצֻ֥רַתunetsuratand besiegedנָצַרconjunction, verb, qal, passive participle, construct — “and besieged”, a verb used as a describing wordH5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).לֵֽבlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.

Young’s Literal Translation

And, lo, a woman to meet him — (A harlot's dress, and watchful of heart,

World English Bible

Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.

Darby Translation

And behold, there met him a woman in the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart.

Douay-Rheims

And behold a woman meeteth him in harlot’s attire prepared to deceive souls; talkative and wandering,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and the woman meets him having the appearance of a harlot, that causes the hearts of young men to flutter.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἡ δὲ γυνὴ συναντᾷ αὐτῷ, εἶδος ἔχουσα πορνικὸν, ἣ ποιεῖ νέων ἐξίπτασθαι καρδίας.