| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 30:17:1 ⧉עַ֤יִןayinan eye Proverbs 30:17:2 ⧉תִּֽלְעַ֣גtileagthat mocks Proverbs 30:17:3 ⧉לְאָב֮leavat a father Proverbs 30:17:4 ⧉וְתָב֢וּזvetavuzand despises Proverbs 30:17:5 ⧉לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת־אֵ֥םlikaatemobedience of a mother Proverbs 30:17:6 ⧉יִקְּר֥וּהָyikeruhathey will peck it out Proverbs 30:17:7 ⧉עֹרְבֵי־נַ֑חַלorveinakhalravens of a wadi or valley Proverbs 30:17:8 ⧉וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָveyokheluhaand they will eat it Proverbs 30:17:9 ⧉בְנֵי־נָֽשֶׁר׃פveneinasheryoung of an eagle or vulture |
| 17. Formal Translation The eye that mocks a father and despises to obey a mother is plucked out by ravens of the valley, and the young eagles will eat it. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation Anyone whose eye mocks their father and refuses their mother’s instruction will have that eye plucked out by ravens of the valley and eaten by young eagles. |