20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 5:20:1 ⧉וְלָ֤מָּהvelamaand why Proverbs 5:20:2 ⧉תִשְׁגֶּ֣הtishgewill you go astray Proverbs 5:20:3 ⧉בְנִ֣יvenimy son Proverbs 5:20:4 ⧉בְזָרָ֑הvezarawith a strange woman Proverbs 5:20:5 ⧉וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗קutekhabekand embrace Proverbs 5:20:6 ⧉חֵ֣קkhekbosom Proverbs 5:20:7 ⧉נָכְרִיָּֽה׃nokhriyaa foreign woman or adulteress |
20. Formal Translation And why would you, my son, be intoxicated with a foreign woman and embrace the bosom of an outsider? |
20. Dynamic Translation Why, my son, would you let yourself be intoxicated with a stranger and wrap your arms around a woman who is not yours? |