Proverbs 20:4 Go deeper

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. (KJV)

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מֵ֭חֹרֶףMe.cho.reffrom winter

Lemma: חֹ֫רֶף (cho.reph) · Strong's: H2779

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

Meaning: autumn

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, Job 29:4, Psalms 74:17, Jeremiah 36:22, Amos 3:15, Zechariah 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2779; TAHOT Proverbs 20:4 word 1

עָצֵ֣ל'a.Tzela sluggard

Lemma: עָצֵל (a.tsel) · Strong's: H6102

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

Meaning: sluggish

Used 14 times. Also: Proverbs 6:6, Proverbs 6:9, Proverbs 10:26, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 15:19, Proverbs 19:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6102; TAHOT Proverbs 20:4 word 2

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 20:4 word 3

יַחֲרֹ֑שׁya.cha.Roshhe plows

Lemma: חָרַשׁ (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2790A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to plow/plot

Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 4:22, Deuteronomy 22:10, Judges 14:18, 1 Samuel 8:12, 1 Samuel 23:9, 1 Kings 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2790A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:4 word 4

בַּקָּצִ֣ירba.ka.Tzirat the harvest

Lemma: קָצִיר (qa.tsir) · Strong's: H7105A

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

Meaning: harvest

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, Genesis 30:14, Genesis 45:6, Exodus 23:16, Exodus 34:21, Exodus 34:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7105A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:4 word 5

וָאָֽיִן\׃va.'A.yinand nothing

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Proverbs 20:4 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The slacker	→	עָצֵל H6102 sluggish
does not	→	לֹא H3808 not
plow	→	חָרַשׁ H2790A to plow/plot
in season	→	חֹ֫רֶף H2779 autumn
at harvest time	→	קָצִיר H7105A harvest
he looks	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
but nothing is there	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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