Proverbs 19:17 Go deeper

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD ; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. (KJV)

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מַלְוֵ֣הmal.Veh[is] lending to

Lemma: לָוָה (la.vah) · Strong's: H3867B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVhrmsc)

Meaning: to borrow

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 22:25, Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 28:44, Nehemiah 5:4, Psalms 37:21, Psalms 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3867B; TAHOT Proverbs 19:17 word 1

יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:17 word 2

ח֣וֹנֵֽןCho.nen[one who] shows favor to

Lemma: חָנַן (cha.nan) · Strong's: H2603A

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

Meaning: be gracious

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 33:5, Genesis 33:11, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 43:29, Exodus 33:19, Numbers 6:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2603A; TAHOT Proverbs 19:17 word 3

דָּ֑לDala poor [person]

Lemma: דַּל (dal) · Strong's: H1800

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: poor

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 23:3, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 19:15, Judges 6:15, Ruth 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1800; TAHOT Proverbs 19:17 word 4

וּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹu.ge.mu.Loand recompense his

Lemma: גְּמוּל (ge.mul) · Strong's: H1576

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

Meaning: recompense

Used 19 times. Also: Judges 9:16, 2 Chronicles 32:25, Psalms 28:4, Psalms 94:2, Psalms 103:2, Psalms 137:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1576; TAHOT Proverbs 19:17 word 5

יְשַׁלֶּם\־ye.sha.lem-he will repay

Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sa.lem) · Strong's: H7999A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to complete

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:3, Exodus 22:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7999A; TAHOT Proverbs 19:17 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Kindness	→	חָנַן H2603A be gracious
to the poor	→	דַּל H1800 poor
. . .	→	גְּמוּל H1576 recompense
is a loan	→	לָוָה H3867B to borrow
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
and He will repay	→	שָׁלֵם H7999A to complete
[the lender]	→

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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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