2 Samuel 22:27 Go deeper

With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

עִם\־'im-with

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:27 word 1

נָבָ֖רna.Var[one who] purifies himself

Lemma: בָּרַר (ba.rar) · Strong's: H1305

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to purify

Used 18 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 7:40, 1 Chronicles 9:22, 1 Chronicles 16:41, Nehemiah 5:18, Job 33:3, Psalms 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1305; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:27 word 2

תִּתָּבָ֑רti.ta.Varyou show yourself pure

Lemma: בָּרַר (ba.rar) · Strong's: H1305

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVti2ms)

Meaning: to purify

Used 18 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 7:40, 1 Chronicles 9:22, 1 Chronicles 16:41, Nehemiah 5:18, Job 33:3, Psalms 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1305; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:27 word 3

וְעִם\־ve.'im-and with

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:27 word 4

עִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.Kesha perverse [person]

Lemma: עִקֵּשׁ (iq.qesh) · Strong's: H6141

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: twisted

Used 11 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:5, Psalms 18:26, Psalms 101:4, Proverbs 2:15, Proverbs 8:8, Proverbs 11:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6141; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:27 word 5

תִּתַּפָּֽל\׃ti.ta.Palyou show yourself twisted

Lemma: פָּתַל (pa.tal) · Strong's: H6617

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVti2ms)

Meaning: to twist

Used 5 times. Also: Genesis 30:8, Job 5:13, Psalms 18:26, Proverbs 8:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6617; TAHOT 2 Samuel 22:27 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

to	→	עִם H5973A with
the pure	→	בָּרַר H1305 to purify
You show Yourself pure	→	בָּרַר H1305 to purify
but to	→	עִם H5973A with
the crooked	→	עִקֵּשׁ H6141 twisted
You show Yourself shrewd	→	פָּתַל H6617 to twist

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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