KJV: Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
YLT: Thorns -- snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.
Darby: Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
ASV: Thorns and'snares are in the way of the perverse: He that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
צִנִּ֣ים | Thorns |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: צֵן Sense: thorn, barb. |
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פַּ֭חִים | [and] snares [are] |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: פַּח Sense: bird trap, trap, snare. |
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בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ | in the way |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner. |
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עִקֵּ֑שׁ | of the perverse |
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: עִקֵּשׁ Sense: twisted, distorted, crooked, perverse, perverted. |
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שׁוֹמֵ֥ר | He who guards |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁמַר Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed. |
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נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ | his soul |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: נֶפֶשׁ Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion. |
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יִרְחַ֥ק | will be far |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָחַק Sense: to be or become far, be or become distant, be removed, go far away. |
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מֵהֶֽם | from them |
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, third person masculine plural Root: הֵם Sense: they, these, the same, who. |