Proverbs 30:15
“The leech has two daughters: ‘Give, give.’ “There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don’t say, ‘Enough!’:This verse in the real world
In what words
- עֲלוּקָהʻălûwqâhthe leech
- יָהַבyâhabto give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
- שָׂבַעsâbaʻto sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- אַרְבַּעʼarbaʻfour
- שָׁלוֹשׁshâlôwshthree; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- בַּתbatha daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figu
- שְׁנַיִםshᵉnayimtwo; also (as ordinal) twofold
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 30:21, Pro 30:29, Pro 6:16, Rom 16:18, Jud 1:11–12, Jhn 8:44, 2Pe 2:3, 2Pe 2:13–15