Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhy be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger? Young's Literal Translation And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman? King James Bible And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? Hebrew Whyוְלָ֤מָּה (wə·lām·māh) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what be captivated, תִשְׁגֶּ֣ה (ṯiš·geh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7686: To stray, to mistake, to transgress, to reel, be enraptured my son, בְנִ֣י (ḇə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son by an adulteress, בְזָרָ֑ה (ḇə·zā·rāh) Preposition-b | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery or embrace וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק (ū·ṯə·ḥab·bêq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2263: To clasp, embrace the bosom חֵ֣ק (ḥêq) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2436: The bosom of a stranger? נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ (nā·ḵə·rî·yāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 5237: Foreign, alien |