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Who is wise, and he shall understand these things ? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein. (KJV)
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מִ֤יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Hosea 14:9 word 1
חָכָם֙cha.Kham[is] wise
Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: wise
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Hosea 14:9 word 2
וְיָ֣בֵֽןve.Ya.venand let him understand
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Hosea 14:9 word 3
אֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehthese [things]
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Hosea 14:9 word 4
נָב֖וֹןna.Vondiscerning?
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Hosea 14:9 word 5
וְיֵֽדָעֵ֑םve.ye.da.'Emand let him know them
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Hosea 14:9 word 6
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Hosea 14:9 word 7
יְשָׁרִ֞יםye.sha.Rim[are] upright
Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: upright
Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT Hosea 14:9 word 8
דַּרְכֵ֣יdar.Khei[the] ways of
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)
Meaning: way: conduct
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Hosea 14:9 word 9
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Hosea 14:9 word 10
וְצַדִּקִים֙ve.tza.di.Kimand righteous [people]
Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
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 Hosea 14:9 word 11
יֵ֣לְכוּYe.le.khuthey walk
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Hosea 14:9 word 12
וּפֹשְׁעִ֖יםu.fo.she.'Imand transgressors
Lemma: פָּשַׁע (pa.sah) · Strong's: H6586
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to transgress
Used 41 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:50, 1 Kings 12:19, 2 Kings 1:1, 2 Kings 3:5, 2 Kings 3:7, 2 Kings 8:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6586; TAHOT Hosea 14:9 word 13
יִכָּ֥שְׁלוּyi.Ka.she.luthey stumble
Lemma: כָּשַׁל (ka.shal) · Strong's: H3782
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to stumble
Used 60 times. Also: Leviticus 26:37, 1 Samuel 2:4, 2 Chronicles 25:8, 2 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Chronicles 28:23, Nehemiah 4:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3782; TAHOT Hosea 14:9 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Whoever | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| is wise | → | חָכָם H2450 wise |
| let him understand | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| these things | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| [whoever] is discerning | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| let him know them | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the ways | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| are right | → | יָשָׁר H3477G upright |
| and the righteous | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
| walk | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| in them | → | |
| but the rebellious | → | פָּשַׁע H6586 to transgress |
| stumble | → | כָּשַׁל H3782 to stumble |
| in them | → |
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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