Proverbs 13:8 Go deeper

The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

כֹּ֣פֶרKo.fer[the] ransom of

Lemma: כֹּפֶר (ko.pher) · Strong's: H3724A

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

Meaning: ransom

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 21:30, Exodus 30:12, Numbers 35:31, Numbers 35:32, 1 Samuel 12:3, Job 33:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3724A; TAHOT Proverbs 13:8 word 1

נֶֽפֶשׁ\־ne.fesh-[the] life of

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

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

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Proverbs 13:8 word 2

אִ֣ישׁ'isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 13:8 word 3

עָשְׁר֑וֹa.she.Ro[is] wealth his

Lemma: עֹ֫שֶׁר (o.sher) · Strong's: H6239

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

Meaning: riches

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 31:16, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Kings 3:11, 1 Kings 3:13, 1 Kings 10:23, 1 Chronicles 29:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6239; TAHOT Proverbs 13:8 word 4

וְ֝רָ֗שׁve.Rashand a poor [person]

Lemma: רוּשׁ (rush) · Strong's: H7326

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

Meaning: be poor

Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:23, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:3, 2 Samuel 12:4, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 82:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7326; TAHOT Proverbs 13:8 word 5

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 13:8 word 6

שָׁמַ֥עsha.Ma'he hears

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Proverbs 13:8 word 7

גְּעָרָֽה\׃ge.'a.Raha threat

Lemma: גְּעָרָה (ge.a.rah) · Strong's: H1606

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

Meaning: rebuke

Used 15 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:16, Job 26:11, Psalms 18:15, Psalms 76:6, Psalms 80:16, Psalms 104:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1606; TAHOT Proverbs 13:8 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Riches	→	עֹ֫שֶׁר H6239 riches
may ransom	→	כֹּפֶר H3724A ransom
a man’s	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
life	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
but a poor	→	רוּשׁ H7326 be poor
man hears	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
no	→	לֹא H3808 not
threat	→	גְּעָרָה H1606 rebuke

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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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