| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 23:2:1 ⧉וְשַׂמְתָּ֣vesametaand put Proverbs 23:2:2 ⧉שַׂכִּ֣יןsakina knife Proverbs 23:2:3 ⧉בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָbeloekhato your throat Proverbs 23:2:4 ⧉אִם־בַּ֖עַלimbaalif a possessor Proverbs 23:2:5 ⧉נֶ֣פֶשׁnefeshappetite Proverbs 23:2:6 ⧉אָֽתָּה׃atayou |
| 2. Formal Translation And you must put a knife to your throat if you are a master of appetite {nefesh: desire, inner being}. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation Put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite. |