תַּתְעֵֽם׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 תַּתְעֵֽם׃

   tat-E-em

   leads them astray
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 רְשָׁעִ֣ים תַּתְעֵֽם׃

   re-sha-IM tat-E-em

   wicked ones leads them astray
3. clause🔊 וְדֶ֖רֶךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תַּתְעֵֽם׃

   ve-DE-rekh re-sha-IM tat-E-em

   and way of wicked ones leads them astray
4. sentence🔊 יָתֵ֣ר מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ צַדִּ֑יק וְדֶ֖רֶךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תַּתְעֵֽם׃

   ya-TER me-re-E-hu tsa-DIK ve-DE-rekh re-sha-IM tat-E-em

   more than his neighbor a righteous one and way of wicked ones leads them astray

Exegesis

The plural noun resha’im {רְשָׁעִ֣ים | re-shā-’îm} provides the counterexample, and the Hiphil verb tatte’em {תַּתְעֵֽם | taṯ-’ê-êm} ‘cause to stray’ governs a third person plural object suffix, expressing causation. The adversative vav yields the English “but,” contrasting the righteous guide with the wicked’s misleading way.