Proverbs 20:21 Go deeper

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. (KJV)

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נַ֭חֲלָהNa.cha.lahan inheritance

Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159

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

Meaning: inheritance

Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Proverbs 20:21 word 1

בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.Nahat <the> first

Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223G

Parsing: Aofsa (Aofsa)

Meaning: first

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 28:19, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 33:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7223G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:21 word 2

וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.Tahand end its

Lemma: אַחֲרִית (a.cha.rit) · Strong's: H0319

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

Meaning: end

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 49:1, Numbers 23:10, Numbers 24:14, Numbers 24:20, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 8:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0319; TAHOT Proverbs 20:21 word 3

לֹ֣אlo'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 20:21 word 4

תְבֹרָֽךְ\׃te.vo.Rakhit will be blessed

Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVPi3fs)

Meaning: to bless

Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Proverbs 20:21 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

An inheritance	→	נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance
gained	→	H0973
quickly	→	רִאשׁוֹן H7223G first
will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
be blessed	→	בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless
in the end	→	אַחֲרִית H0319 end

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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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