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Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:16 word 1

תְּהִ֤יte.Hiyou be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:16 word 2

צַדִּיק֙tza.Dikrighteous

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

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

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:16 word 3

הַרְבֵּ֔הhar.Behgreatly

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:16 word 4

וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:16 word 5

תִּתְחַכַּ֖םtit.cha.Kamyou make yourself wise

Lemma: חָכַם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2449

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVtj2ms)

Meaning: be wise

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Deuteronomy 32:29, 1 Kings 4:31, Job 32:9, Job 35:11, Psalms 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2449; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:16 word 6

יוֹתֵ֑רyo.Terexcess

Lemma: יוֹתֵר (yo.ter) · Strong's: H3148

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: advantage

Used 9 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:15, Esther 6:6, Ecclesiastes 2:15, Ecclesiastes 6:8, Ecclesiastes 6:11, Ecclesiastes 7:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3148; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:16 word 7

לָ֖מָּהLa.mah<to> why?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:16 word 8

תִּשּׁוֹמֵֽם\׃ti.sho.Memwill you destroy yourself

Lemma: שָׁמֵם (sha.mem) · Strong's: H8074G

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

Meaning: be desolate: destroyed

Used 56 times. Also: Leviticus 26:22, Leviticus 26:31, Leviticus 26:32, Leviticus 26:34, Leviticus 26:35, Leviticus 26:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8074G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 7:16 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
overly	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
and do not	→	אַל H0408 not
make yourself too	→	יוֹתֵר H3148 advantage
wise	→	חָכַם H2449 be wise
Why	→	מָה H4100 what?
should you destroy yourself?	→	שָׁמֵם H8074G be desolate: destroyed

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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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