Proverbs 12:24 Go deeper

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

יַד\־yad-[the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Proverbs 12:24 word 1

חָרוּצִ֥יםcha.ru.Tzimdiligent [people]

Lemma: חָרוּץ (cha.ruts) · Strong's: H2742A

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

Meaning: sharp

Used 10 times. Also: Leviticus 22:22, Job 41:30, Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 12:27, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 21:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2742A; TAHOT Proverbs 12:24 word 2

תִּמְשׁ֑וֹלtim.Sholit will rule

Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4910

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to rule

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 45:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4910; TAHOT Proverbs 12:24 word 3

ו֝רְמִיָּ֗הu.re.mi.Yahand idleness

Lemma: רְמִיָּה (re.miy.yah) · Strong's: H7423B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: slackness

Used 5 times. Also: Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 12:27, Proverbs 19:15, Jeremiah 48:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7423B; TAHOT Proverbs 12:24 word 4

תִּהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehit will become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Proverbs 12:24 word 5

לָמַֽס\׃la.Mas<into> forced labor

Lemma: מַס (mas) · Strong's: H4522

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

Meaning: taskworker

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 49:15, Exodus 1:11, Deuteronomy 20:11, Joshua 16:10, Joshua 17:13, Judges 1:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4522; TAHOT Proverbs 12:24 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
of the diligent	→	חָרוּץ H2742A sharp
will rule	→	מָשַׁל H4910 to rule
but laziness	→	רְמִיָּה H7423B slackness
ends in	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
forced labor	→	מַס H4522 taskworker

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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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