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Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. (KJV)
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וְעָשִׂ֖יתָve.'a.Si.taand you will act
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:6 word 1
כְּחָכְמָתֶ֑ךָke.cha.khe.ma.Te.khaaccording to wisdom your
Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: wisdom
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:6 word 2
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:6 word 3
תוֹרֵ֧דto.Redyou must bring down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhj2ms)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:6 word 4
שֵׂיבָת֛וֹsei.va.Togrey hair his
Lemma: שֵׂיבָה (se.vah) · Strong's: H7872
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: greyheaded
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Leviticus 19:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7872; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:6 word 5
בְּשָׁלֹ֖םbe.sha.Lomin peace
Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: peace
Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 26:31, Genesis 28:21, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 41:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7965G; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:6 word 6
שְׁאֹֽל\׃\ \סshe.'OlSheol
Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hell: Sheol
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT 1 Kings 2:6 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So act | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| according to your wisdom | → | חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom |
| and do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| let his gray head | → | שֵׂיבָה H7872 greyheaded |
| go down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| to Sheol | → | שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol |
| in peace | → | שָׁלוֹם H7965G peace |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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