Proverbs 11:8 Go deeper
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The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. (KJV)
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צַ֭דִּיקTza.dika righteous [person]
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 Proverbs 11:8 word 1
מִצָּרָ֣הmi.tza.Rahfrom distress
Lemma: צָרָה (tsa.rah) · Strong's: H6869B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 35:3, Genesis 42:21, Deuteronomy 31:17, Deuteronomy 31:21, Judges 10:14, 1 Samuel 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6869B; TAHOT Proverbs 11:8 word 2
נֶחֱלָ֑ץne.che.Latz[is] delivered
Lemma: חָלַץ (cha.lats) · Strong's: H2502A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to rescue
Used 23 times. Also: Leviticus 14:40, Leviticus 14:43, Deuteronomy 25:9, Deuteronomy 25:10, 2 Samuel 22:20, Job 36:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2502A; TAHOT Proverbs 11:8 word 3
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Proverbs 11:8 word 4
רָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'a wicked [person]
Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wicked
Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 11:8 word 5
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃tach.Tavin place his
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: underneath: instead
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT Proverbs 11:8 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The righteous man | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
| is delivered | → | חָלַץ H2502A to rescue |
| from trouble | → | צָרָה H6869B distress |
| in his place | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
| the wicked man | → | רָשָׁע H7563 wicked |
| goes in | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
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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