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Proverbs 1:11

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1:11 If they say, “Come with us!

We will 1  lie in wait 2  to shed blood; 3 

we will ambush 4  an innocent person 5  capriciously. 6 

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[1:11]  1 tn This cohortative נֶאֶרְבָה (neervah) could denote resolve (“We will lie in wait!”) or exhortation (“Let us lie in wait!”). These sinners are either expressing their determination to carry out a violent plan or they are trying to entice the lad to participate with them.

[1:11]  2 tn The verb אָרַב (’arav, “to lie in wait”) it is used for planning murder (Deut 19:11), kidnapping (Judg 21:20), or seduction (Prov 23:28).

[1:11]  3 tn Heb “for blood.” The term דָּם (dam, “blood”) functions as a metonymy of effect for “blood shed violently” through murder (HALOT 224 s.v. 4).

[1:11]  4 tn Heb “lie in hiding.”

[1:11]  5 tn The term “innocent” (נָקִי, naqi) intimates that the person to be attacked is harmless.

[1:11]  6 tn Heb “without cause” (so KJV, NASB); NCV “just for fun.” The term חִנָּם (khinnam, “without cause”) emphasizes that the planned attack is completely unwarranted.



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