18There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand:
19the 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
Thereהֵ֭מָּהH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralare three [things]שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הH7969Number - masculine singulartoo wonderfulנִפְלְא֣וּH6381Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralfor meמִמֶּ֑נִּיH4480Preposition | first person common singularfourוְאַרְבָּעH702Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singularthat I cannotלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleunderstandיְדַעְתִּֽים׃H3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Verse 19
Original words
the wayדֶּ֤רֶךְH1870Noun - common singular constructof an eagleהַנֶּ֨שֶׁר׀H5404Article | Noun - masculine singularin the skyבַּשָּׁמַיִם֮H8064Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralthe wayדֶּ֥רֶךְH1870Noun - common singular constructof a snakeנָחָ֗שׁH5175Noun - masculine singularonעֲלֵ֫יH5921Prepositiona rockצ֥וּרH6697Noun - masculine singularthe wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־H1870Noun - common singular constructof a shipאֳנִיָּ֥הH591Noun - feminine singularvvvבְלֶב־H3820Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructat seaיָ֑םH3220Noun - masculine singularand the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְH1870Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular constructof a manגֶּ֣בֶרH1397Noun - masculine singularwith a maidenבְּעַלְמָֽה׃H5959Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular