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He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. (KJV)

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עֹבֵ֣ד'o.Ved[one who] works

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to serve: labour

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647I; TAHOT Proverbs 12:11 word 1

אַ֭דְמָתוֹ'ad.ma.toland his

Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: land: soil

Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Proverbs 12:11 word 2

יִֽשְׂבַּֽע\־yis.ba'-he will be satisfied

Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) · Strong's: H7646

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to satisfy

Used 97 times. Also: Exodus 16:8, Exodus 16:12, Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7646; TAHOT Proverbs 12:11 word 3

לָ֑חֶםLa.chemfood

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

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

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Proverbs 12:11 word 4

וּמְרַדֵּ֖ףu.me.ra.Defand [one who] pursues

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Proverbs 12:11 word 5

רֵיקִ֣יםrei.Kimworthless things

Lemma: רֵיק (req) · Strong's: H7386

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: worthless

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 37:24, Genesis 41:27, Deuteronomy 32:47, Judges 7:16, Judges 9:4, Judges 11:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7386; TAHOT Proverbs 12:11 word 6

חֲסַר\־cha.sar-[is] lacking of

Lemma: חָסֵר (cha.ser) · Strong's: H2638

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: lacking

Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 21:15, 2 Samuel 3:29, 1 Kings 11:22, Proverbs 6:32, Proverbs 7:7, Proverbs 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2638; TAHOT Proverbs 12:11 word 7

לֵֽב\׃Levheart

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 12:11 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

The one who works	→	עָבַד H5647I to serve: labour
his land	→	אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil
will have plenty of	→	שָׂבֵעַ H7646 to satisfy
food	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
but whoever chases	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
fantasies	→	רֵיק H7386 worthless
lacks	→	חָסֵר H2638 lacking
judgment	→	לֵב H3820A heart

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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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