Proverbs 13:22 Go deeper
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A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. (KJV)
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ט֗וֹבTova good [person]
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: pleasant
Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 13:22 word 1
יַנְחִ֥ילyan.Chilhe leaves an inheritance to
Lemma: נָחַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5157
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to inherit
Used 59 times. Also: Exodus 23:30, Exodus 32:13, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 25:46, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5157; TAHOT Proverbs 13:22 word 2
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-children of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 13:22 word 3
בָנִ֑יםva.Nimchildren
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 13:22 word 4
וְצָפ֥וּןve.tza.Funand [is] stored up
Lemma: צָפַן (tsa.phan) · Strong's: H6845
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)
Meaning: to treasure
Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 2:2, Exodus 2:3, Joshua 2:4, Job 10:13, Job 14:13, Job 15:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6845; TAHOT Proverbs 13:22 word 5
לַ֝צַּדִּ֗יקla.tza.Dikfor the righteous
Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
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 13:22 word 6
חֵ֣ילcheil[the] wealth of
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strength: rich
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 34:29, Numbers 31:9, Deuteronomy 8:17, Deuteronomy 8:18, Deuteronomy 33:11, 1 Samuel 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2428H; TAHOT Proverbs 13:22 word 7
חוֹטֵֽא\׃cho.Te'a sinner
Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to sin
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Proverbs 13:22 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A good | → | טוֹב H2896A pleasant |
| man leaves an inheritance | → | נָחַל H5157 to inherit |
| to his children’s | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| children | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| but the sinner’s | → | חָטָא H2398 to sin |
| wealth | → | חַ֫יִל H2428H strength: rich |
| [is] passed | → | צָפַן H6845 to treasure |
| to the righteous | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
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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