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In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

בְּאֹֽרַח\־be.'o.rach-[is] in [the] path of

Lemma: אֹ֫רַח (o.rach) · Strong's: H0734

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: way

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 49:17, Judges 5:6, Job 6:18, Job 6:19, Job 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0734; TAHOT Proverbs 12:28 word 1

צְדָקָ֥הtze.da.Kahrighteousness

Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666

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

Meaning: righteousness

Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Proverbs 12:28 word 2

חַיִּ֑יםchai.Yimlife

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Proverbs 12:28 word 3

וְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhand [the] direction of

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K

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

Meaning: way: road

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Proverbs 12:28 word 4

נְתִיבָ֣הne.ti.Vaha pathway

Lemma: נָתִיב (na.tiv) · Strong's: H5410A

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

Meaning: path

Used 6 times. Also: Job 18:10, Job 28:7, Job 41:32, Psalms 78:50, Psalms 119:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5410A; TAHOT Proverbs 12:28 word 5

אַל\־'al-may not [it be to]

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 12:28 word 6

מָֽוֶת\׃Ma.vetdeath

Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194

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

Meaning: death

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Proverbs 12:28 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

There is life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
in the path	→	אֹ֫רַח H0734 way
of righteousness	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness
but another path	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road
. . .	→	נָתִיב H5410A path
. . .	→	אַל H0408 not
leads to death	→	מָ֫וֶת H4194 death

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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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