Proverbs 1:11
"If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:"

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

If they say, come with us,.... Leave your father's house, and the business of life in which you are; make one of us, and become a member of our society, and go along with us upon the highway; let us lay wait for blood; lie in ambush under some

hedge or another, waiting till a rich traveller comes up and passes that way, and then rise and shed his blood in order to get his money; and the same word signifies both "blood" and "money", and wait is laid for one for the sake of the other; let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause; or "let us hide" (q), the Vulgate Latin version adds "snares"; so Vatablus and others, as the fowler does for birds; or "let us hide ourselves" (r); in some private place, waiting "for the innocent", the harmless traveller, who has done no injury to any man's person or property; thinks himself safe, and is not aware of any design upon him; going about his lawful business, and having done nothing to provoke such miscreants to attempt his life or take away his property: and which they do "without cause" as to him; "freely" (s) as to themselves; and "with impunity" (t), as they promise themselves and one another; all which senses the word used will bear. (q) "abscondamus", Michaelis. (r) "Abscondamus nos", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "abscondamus nosmetipsos", Baynus. (s) "gratis", Pagninus, Montanus, Michaelis, Schultens. (t) "Impune", Junius & Tremellius, Amama.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (9 words)

H0518 אִם
Definition:

see NöM p. 208, ZMG 1886, p. 739; WAG i. § 367 e)**ᵑ7Onk Jonאִם,ᵑ7Hagאין.1. hypothetical particleif.a.construction(see more fully Dr§ 136-138, 143FriedrichDie Hebr. Condit. sätze 1884): (1) withimperf see NöM p. 208, ZMG 1886, p. 739; WAG i. § 367 e)**ᵑ7Onk Jonאִם,ᵑ7Hagאין.1. hypothetical particleif.a.construction(see more fully Dr§ 136-138, 143FriedrichDie Hebr. Condit. sätze 1884): (1) withimperf

Possible Meanings:
  • mother (semantic_range)
  • mother (semantic_range)
  • dam (semantic_range)
  • point of departure (semantic_range)
  • division (semantic_range)
H0559 אָמַר
Definition:

1+, etc.;ImperfectיאֹמַרGenesis 31:8+;וַיּאֹ֫מֶרGenesis 1:3+;וַיּאֹמַ֑רGenesis 14:19+; in Job alwaysוַיּאֹ֑מַרJob 3:2+; 3 feminine singularתּאֹמַרGenesis 21:12+;תּאֹמֵר֑Proverbs 1:21; 1singularאֹמַרGe 1+, etc.;ImperfectיאֹמַרGenesis 31:8+;וַיּאֹ֫מֶרGenesis 1:3+;וַיּאֹמַ֑רGenesis 14:19+; in Job alwaysוַיּאֹ֑מַרJob 3:2+; 3 feminine singularתּאֹמַרGenesis 21:12+;תּאֹמֵר֑Proverbs 1:21; 1singularאֹמַרGe

Possible Meanings:
  • lamb (semantic_range)
H3212 יָלַךְ
Definition:

A primitive root (comparehalak); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses) -- X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing), A primitive root (comparehalak); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses) -- X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing),

H0854 אֵת
Definition:

25;Joshua 14:12, next2 Samuel 24:24; then repeatedly (but not exclusively)1 Kings 20—2 Kings 8, & in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, e.g.1 Kings 20:25(but1 Kings 20:23אִתָּם)1 Kings 22:7,8,24 (besideמֵאִתִּי)2 Kin 25;Joshua 14:12, next2 Samuel 24:24; then repeatedly (but not exclusively)1 Kings 20—2 Kings 8, & in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, e.g.1 Kings 20:25(but1 Kings 20:23אִתָּם)1 Kings 22:7,8,24 (besideמֵאִתִּי)2 Kin

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H0693 אָרַב
Definition:

11;Judges 21:20;אָרָֽבְתִּי׃Job 31:9;אָֽרְבוּPsalm 59:4;Lamentations 4:19;ImperfectיֶאֱרֹבPsalm 10:9(twice in verse);יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּProverbs 1:18;Micah 7:2;וָיֶּ˜ אֶרְבוּJudges 9:34;Judges 16:2;נֶָֽאֶרְבָה 11;Judges 21:20;אָרָֽבְתִּי׃Job 31:9;אָֽרְבוּPsalm 59:4;Lamentations 4:19;ImperfectיֶאֱרֹבPsalm 10:9(twice in verse);יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּProverbs 1:18;Micah 7:2;וָיֶּ˜ אֶרְבוּJudges 9:34;Judges 16:2;נֶָֽאֶרְבָה

Possible Meanings:
  • ambuscade (semantic_range)
  • their intrigue (semantic_range)
H1818 דָּם
Definition:

6blood(Late Hebrewid., Arabic, EthiopicAssyriandamuNor239ZimBP 72, 76; Aramaicדַּם,דְּמָא,) — absolute׳דGenesis 37:22154t.; constructדַּםGenesis 9:662t.; suffixדָּמִי1 Samuel 26:203t.;דָּֽמְךָ2 Samuel 6blood(Late Hebrewid., Arabic, EthiopicAssyriandamuNor239ZimBP 72, 76; Aramaicדַּם,דְּמָא,) — absolute׳דGenesis 37:22154t.; constructדַּםGenesis 9:662t.; suffixדָּמִי1 Samuel 26:203t.;דָּֽמְךָ2 Samuel

H6845 צָפַן
Definition:

16: 2masculine singularצָפַנְתָּJob 10:13+, etc.;ImperfectיִצְמֹּןJob 21:19+Proverbs 2:7Qr (Ktרצפן), suffixיִצְמְּנֵנִיPsalm 27:5, etc.;Participle activeplural suffixצֹפְנֶיהָProverbs 27:16;passiveצָפ 16: 2masculine singularצָפַנְתָּJob 10:13+, etc.;ImperfectיִצְמֹּןJob 21:19+Proverbs 2:7Qr (Ktרצפן), suffixיִצְמְּנֵנִיPsalm 27:5, etc.;Participle activeplural suffixצֹפְנֶיהָProverbs 27:16;passiveצָפ

Possible Meanings:
  • hide (semantic_range)
  • treasure up (semantic_range)
  • hide (semantic_range)
  • lie hid (semantic_range)
  • lurk (semantic_range)
H5355 נָקִי
Definition:

Or naqiyi (Joel'eb:'ibchah; Jonah'ab:'abah), {naw-kee'}; fromnaqah; innocent -- blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.see HEBREW'ebsee HEBREW'ibchahsee HEBREW'absee HEBREW Or naqiyi (Joel'eb:'ibchah; Jonah'ab:'abah), {naw-kee'}; fromnaqah; innocent -- blameless, clean, clear, exempted, free, guiltless, innocent, quit.see HEBREW'ebsee HEBREW'ibchahsee HEBREW'absee HEBREW

Possible Meanings:
  • free from (semantic_range)
H2600 חִנָּם
Definition:

Sta§ 203BaNB § 216) — literally out of favour; i.e.a.gratis, gratuitously, for nothing,עָבַד חִנָּםto servefor noughtGenesis 29:15;Job 1:9;Isaiah 52:3to be sold (figurative)for noughtIsaiah 52:5;Exodu Sta§ 203BaNB § 216) — literally out of favour; i.e.a.gratis, gratuitously, for nothing,עָבַד חִנָּםto servefor noughtGenesis 29:15;Job 1:9;Isaiah 52:3to be sold (figurative)for noughtIsaiah 52:5;Exodu

Possible Meanings:
  • for no purpose (semantic_range)

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