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The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. (KJV)

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אֹ֣רַח'O.rach[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 15:24 word 1

חַ֭יִּיםChai.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 15:24 word 2

לְמַ֣עְלָהle.Ma'.lah[is] <to> upwards <towards>

Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: above

Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Proverbs 15:24 word 3

לְמַשְׂכִּ֑ילle.mas.Kilfor [one who] acts prudently

Lemma: שָׂכַל (sa.khal) · Strong's: H7919A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: be prudent

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Deuteronomy 29:9, Deuteronomy 32:29, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:8, 1 Samuel 18:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7919A; TAHOT Proverbs 15:24 word 4

לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anso as

Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: because

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Proverbs 15:24 word 5

ס֝֗וּרSurto turn aside

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Proverbs 15:24 word 6

מִשְּׁא֥וֹלmi.she.'olfrom Sheol

Lemma: שְׁאוֹל (she.ol) · Strong's: H7585

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: hell: Sheol

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 42:38, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 44:31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7585; TAHOT Proverbs 15:24 word 7

מָֽטָּה\׃Ma.tahbeneath

Lemma: מַ֫טָּה (mat.tah) · Strong's: H4295

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: beneath

Used 19 times. Also: Exodus 26:24, Exodus 27:5, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 36:29, Exodus 38:4, Exodus 39:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4295; TAHOT Proverbs 15:24 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

The path	→	אֹ֫רַח H0734 way
of life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
[leads] upward	→	מַ֫עַל H4605 above
for the wise	→	שָׂכַל H7919A be prudent
that	→	מַ֫עַן H4616 because
he may avoid	→	סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart
going down	→	מַ֫טָּה H4295 beneath
to Sheol	→	שְׁאוֹל H7585 hell: Sheol

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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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