Proverbs 26:18

NETBible

Like a madman 1  who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows, 2 

NIV ©

Like a madman shooting firebrands or deadly arrows

NASB ©

Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death,

NLT ©

Just as damaging as a mad man shooting a lethal weapon

MSG ©

People who shrug off deliberate deceptions, saying, "I didn't mean it, I was only joking,"

BBE ©

As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

NRSV ©

Like a maniac who shoots deadly firebrands and arrows,

NKJV ©

Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death,

KJV
As a mad
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and death
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{firebrands: Heb. flames, or, sparks}
NASB ©
Like a madman
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who throws
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, arrows
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and death
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N-APM
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NET [draft] ITL
Like a madman
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who shoots
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firebrands
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and deadly
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arrows
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HEBREW
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NETBible

Like a madman 1  who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows, 2 

NET Notes

1 tn The term כְּמִתְלַהְלֵהַּ (kÿmitlahleah) is the Hitpalpel participle of the quadriliteral verbal root לִהְלֵהַּ (lihleah), which means “to amaze; to startle” (BDB 529 s.v.). Here it functions as a substantive – the object of the preposition – and has the meaning of “madman” (cf. NRSV “maniac”). This is the only occurrence of the term.

2 tn Heb “arrows and death” (so KJV, NASB). This expression can be understood as a nominal hendiadys: “deadly arrows” (so NAB, NIV).