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As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. (KJV)

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כַּחֹ֤מֶץ\׀ka.Cho.metzlike <the> vinegar

Lemma: חֹ֫מֶץ (cho.mets) · Strong's: H2558

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

Meaning: vinegar

Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 6:3, Ruth 2:14, Psalms 69:21, Proverbs 25:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2558; TAHOT Proverbs 10:26 word 1

לַשִּׁנַּ֗יִםla.shi.Na.yimto the teeth

Lemma: שֵׁן (shen) · Strong's: H8127G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: tooth

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 49:12, Exodus 21:24, Exodus 21:27, Leviticus 24:20, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 19:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8127G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:26 word 2

וְכֶעָשָׁ֥ןve.khe.'a.Shanand like <the> smoke

Lemma: עָשָׁן (a.shan) · Strong's: H6227

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

Meaning: smoke

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Exodus 19:18, Joshua 8:20, Joshua 8:21, Judges 20:38, Judges 20:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6227; TAHOT Proverbs 10:26 word 3

לָעֵינָ֑יִםla.'ei.Na.yimto the eyes

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:26 word 4

כֵּ֥ןkenso

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Proverbs 10:26 word 5

הֶ֝עָצֵ֗לhe.'a.Tzelthe sluggard

Lemma: עָצֵל (a.tsel) · Strong's: H6102

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: sluggish

Used 14 times. Also: Proverbs 6:6, Proverbs 6:9, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 15:19, Proverbs 19:24, Proverbs 20:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6102; TAHOT Proverbs 10:26 word 6

לְשֹׁלְחָֽיו\׃le.sho.le.Chavto [those who] send him

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:26 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Like vinegar	→	חֹ֫מֶץ H2558 vinegar
to the teeth	→	שֵׁן H8127G tooth
and smoke	→	עָשָׁן H6227 smoke
to the eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
so	→	כֵּן H3651C so
[is] the slacker	→	עָצֵל H6102 sluggish
to those who send him	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart

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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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