Proverbs 1:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
they say,יֹאמְרוּ֮
(yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Comeלְכָ֪ה
(le·chah)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
with us, Let us lie in waitנֶאֶרְבָ֥ה
(ne·'er·vah)
693: to lie in waita prim. root
for blood,לְדָ֑ם
(le·dam;)
1818: blooda prim. root
Let us ambushנִצְפְּנָ֖ה
(nitz·pe·nah)
6845: to hide, treasure upa prim. root
the innocentלְנָקִ֣י
(le·na·ki)
5355a: clean, free from, exemptfrom naqah
without cause;חִנָּֽם׃
(chin·nam.)
2600: out of favorfrom chanan


















KJV Lexicon
If they say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Come
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
with us let us lay wait
'arab  (aw-rab')
to lurk -- (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
for blood
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
let us lurk
tsaphan  (tsaw-fan')
to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
privily for the innocent
naqiy  (naw-kee')
innocent -- blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.
without cause
chinnam  (khin-nawm')
gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage -- without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
If they say, "Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us ambush the innocent without cause;

King James Bible
If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If they say--"Come with us! Let's set an ambush and kill someone. Let's attack some innocent person just for fun!

International Standard Version
If they say, "Come with us! Let's lie in wait for blood; let's ambush some innocent person for no reason at all.

NET Bible
If they say, "Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And if they say to you “Come with us, let us lay wait for the innocent in depravity

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If they say, "Come with us. Let's set an ambush to kill someone. Let's hide to ambush innocent people for fun.

King James 2000 Bible
If they say, Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause:
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