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Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea , every good path. (KJV)
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אָ֗ז'Azthen
Lemma: אָז (az) · Strong's: H0227A
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: then
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0227A; TAHOT Proverbs 2:9 word 1
תָּ֭בִיןTa.vinyou will understand
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Proverbs 2:9 word 2
צֶ֣דֶקTze.dekrighteousness
Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: righteousness
Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 25:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Proverbs 2:9 word 3
וּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.Patand justice
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: justice
Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Proverbs 2:9 word 4
וּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗יםu.mei.sha.Rimand uprightness<es>
Lemma: מֵישָׁר (me.shar) · Strong's: H4339
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: uprightness
Used 19 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 29:17, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 17:2, Psalms 58:1, Psalms 75:2, Psalms 96:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4339; TAHOT Proverbs 2:9 word 5
כָּל\־kol-every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 2:9 word 6
מַעְגַּל\־ma'.gal-course of
Lemma: מַעְגָּל (ma.gal) · Strong's: H4570
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: track
Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:20, 1 Samuel 26:5, 1 Samuel 26:7, Psalms 17:5, Psalms 23:3, Psalms 65:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4570; TAHOT Proverbs 2:9 word 7
טֽוֹב\׃Tovgood
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: good
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Proverbs 2:9 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | אָז H0227A then |
| you will discern | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| righteousness | → | צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness |
| and justice | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice |
| and equity | → | מֵישָׁר H4339 uprightness |
| every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| good | → | טוֹב H2896B good |
| path | → | מַעְגָּל H4570 track |
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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