18 There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:
19 the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship at sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 30:18-19
The Sayings of Agur: Humility, the Word of God, Contentment, Wonder, and the Limits of Human Wisdom
The chapter moves from Agur's confession of human limitation, to confidence in God's flawless word, to prayer for truth and contentment, to warnings about arrogance, greed, and dishonor, to wonder at creation and the mystery of hidden ways, to social disorder, to wisdom learned from small creatures, and finally to restraint against self-exaltation and anger.
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Verse 18
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Original words
There הֵ֭מָּה H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural are three [things] שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה H7969 Number - masculine singular too wonderful נִפְלְא֣וּ H6381 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural for me מִמֶּ֑נִּי H4480 Preposition | first person common singular four וְאַרְבָּע H702 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular that I cannot לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle understand יְדַעְתִּֽים׃ H3045 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Verse 19
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the way דֶּ֤רֶךְ H1870 Noun - common singular construct of an eagle הַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀ H5404 Article | Noun - masculine singular in the sky בַּשָּׁמַיִם֮ H8064 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural the way דֶּ֥רֶךְ H1870 Noun - common singular construct of a snake נָחָ֗שׁ H5175 Noun - masculine singular on עֲלֵ֫י H5921 Preposition a rock צ֥וּר H6697 Noun - masculine singular the way דֶּֽרֶךְ־ H1870 Noun - common singular construct of a ship אֳנִיָּ֥ה H591 Noun - feminine singular vvv בְלֶב־ H3820 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct at sea יָ֑ם H3220 Noun - masculine singular and the way וְדֶ֖רֶךְ H1870 Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct of a man גֶּ֣בֶר H1397 Noun - masculine singular with a maiden בְּעַלְמָֽה׃ H5959 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular