Proverbs 1:10

Footnotes

1. 58 The term חַטָּא (khatta’) is the common word for “sinner” in the OT. Because the related verb is used once of sling-shot throwers who miss the mark (Judg 20:16), the idea of sin is often explained as “missing the moral mark” ( 306–8 ). But the term should not be restricted to the idea of a sin of ignorance or simply falling short of the moral ideal. Its meaning is more likely seen in the related Akkadian term “to revolt, rebel.” It is active rebellion against authority. It is used here in reference to a gang of robbers.
2. 59 The imperfect tense verb יְפַתּוּךָ (yéftukha) may be nuanced in a connotative sense: “(If) they attempt to persuade you.” The verb פָּתָה (patah) means “to persuade, entice” a person to sin ( 834 פָּתָה 1; see, e.g., Judg 14:15; 16:5; Prov 16:29; Hos 2:16).
3. 60 The reads the root אָבָה (’avah, “to be willing; to consent”). Some medieval Hebrew read the root בּוֹא (bo’, “to go”): “do not go with them.” The majority of Hebrew and the versions support the reading, which is the less common word and so the more likely original reading.