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He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. (KJV)
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אֹגֵ֣ר'o.Ger[one who] gathers
Lemma: אָגַר (a.gar) · Strong's: H0103
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to gather
Used 3 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:39, Proverbs 6:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0103; TAHOT Proverbs 10:5 word 1
בַּ֭קַּיִץBa.ka.yitzin the summer
Lemma: קַ֫יִץ (qa.yits) · Strong's: H7019
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: summer
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, 2 Samuel 16:1, 2 Samuel 16:2, Psalms 32:4, Psalms 74:17, Proverbs 6:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7019; TAHOT Proverbs 10:5 word 2
בֵּ֣ןben[is] a son
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:5 word 3
מַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.Kil[who] acts prudently
Lemma: שָׂכַל (sa.khal) · Strong's: H7919A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: be prudent
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Deuteronomy 29:9, Deuteronomy 32:29, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:8, 1 Samuel 18:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7919A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:5 word 4
נִרְדָּ֥םnir.Dam[one who] sleeps
Lemma: רָדַם (ra.dam) · Strong's: H7290
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to sleep
Used 7 times. Also: Judges 4:21, Psalms 76:6, Daniel 8:18, Daniel 10:9, Jonah 1:5, Jonah 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7290; TAHOT Proverbs 10:5 word 5
בַּ֝קָּצִ֗ירba.ka.Tzirat the harvest
Lemma: קָצִיר (qa.tsir) · Strong's: H7105A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: harvest
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, Genesis 30:14, Genesis 45:6, Exodus 23:16, Exodus 34:21, Exodus 34:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7105A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:5 word 6
בֵּ֣ןben[is] a son
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:5 word 7
מֵבִֽישׁ\׃me.Vish[who] acts shamefully
Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: be ashamed
Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Proverbs 10:5 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He who gathers | → | אָגַר H0103 to gather |
| in summer | → | קַ֫יִץ H7019 summer |
| [is] a wise | → | שָׂכַל H7919A be prudent |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| [but] he who sleeps | → | רָדַם H7290 to sleep |
| during harvest | → | קָצִיר H7105A harvest |
| is a disgraceful | → | בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
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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