Proverbs 1:11
Context| NETBible | If they say, “Come with us! We will 1 lie in wait 2 to shed blood; 3 we will ambush 4 an innocent person 5 capriciously. 6 |
| XREF | Ps 10:8-10; Ps 17:12; Ps 35:7; Ps 56:6; Ps 64:5,6; Pr 1:16; Pr 1:18; Pr 12:6; Pr 30:14; Jer 5:26; Jer 11:19; Jer 18:18-20; Mic 7:2; Mt 26:3,4; Joh 15:25; Ac 23:15; Ac 25:3 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn This cohortative נֶאֶרְבָה (ne’ervah) could denote resolve (“We will lie in wait!”) or exhortation (“Let us lie in wait!”). These sinners are either expressing their determination to carry out a violent plan or they are trying to entice the lad to participate with them. 2 tn The verb אָרַב (’arav, “to lie in wait”) it is used for planning murder (Deut 19:11), kidnapping (Judg 21:20), or seduction (Prov 23:28). 3 tn Heb “for blood.” The term דָּם (dam, “blood”) functions as a metonymy of effect for “blood shed violently” through murder (HALOT 224 s.v. 4). 4 tn Heb “lie in hiding.” 5 tn The term “innocent” (נָקִי, naqi) intimates that the person to be attacked is harmless. 6 tn Heb “without cause” (so KJV, NASB); NCV “just for fun.” The term חִנָּם (khinnam, “without cause”) emphasizes that the planned attack is completely unwarranted. |
