KJV: But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
YLT: He who committeth adultery with a woman lacketh heart, He is destroying his soul who doth it.
Darby: Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
ASV: He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.
| נֹאֵ֣ף | Whoever commits adultery |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: נָאַף Sense: to commit adultery. |
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| אִשָּׁ֣ה | with a woman |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female. |
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| חֲסַר־ | is lacking |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct Root: חָסֵר Sense: in need of, lacking, needy, in want of. |
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| לֵ֑ב | understanding |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding. |
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| מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית | destroys |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular Root: שָׁחַת Sense: to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay. |
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| נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ | his own soul |
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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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| יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה | [who] does so |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person feminine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make. |
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