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That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? (KJV)

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לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗le.ho.di.'a.Khato make known to you

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Proverbs 22:21 word 1

קֹ֭שְׁטְKo.shet[the] truth of

Lemma: קֹשְׁטְ (qosh.te) · Strong's: H7189B

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

Meaning: truth

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7189B; TAHOT Proverbs 22:21 word 2

אִמְרֵ֣י'im.Reiwords of

Lemma: אֵמֶר (e.mer) · Strong's: H0561

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: word

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 49:21, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 32:1, Joshua 24:27, Judges 5:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0561; TAHOT Proverbs 22:21 word 3

אֱמֶ֑ת'e.Metfaithfulness

Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571H

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

Meaning: truth: true

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:48, Genesis 42:16, Deuteronomy 13:14, Deuteronomy 17:4, Deuteronomy 22:20, 1 Kings 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0571H; TAHOT Proverbs 22:21 word 4

לְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.Shivto bring back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725M

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to return: reply

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 19:8, Judges 5:29, 2 Samuel 3:11, 1 Kings 12:6, 1 Kings 12:9, 1 Kings 12:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725M; TAHOT Proverbs 22:21 word 5

אֲמָרִ֥ים'a.ma.Rimwords

Lemma: אֵמֶר (e.mer) · Strong's: H0561

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: word

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 49:21, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 32:1, Joshua 24:27, Judges 5:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0561; TAHOT Proverbs 22:21 word 6

אֱ֝מֶ֗ת'e.Metfaithfulness

Lemma: אֱמֶת (e.met) · Strong's: H0571H

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

Meaning: truth: true

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 24:48, Genesis 42:16, Deuteronomy 13:14, Deuteronomy 17:4, Deuteronomy 22:20, 1 Kings 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0571H; TAHOT Proverbs 22:21 word 7

לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ\׃\ \פle.sho.le.Chei.khato [those who] sent you

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Proverbs 22:21 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

to show you	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
true	→	קֹשְׁטְ H7189B truth
and reliable	→	אֱמֶת H0571H truth: true
words	→	אֵמֶר H0561 word
that you may	→	שׁוּב H7725M to return: reply
soundly	→	אֱמֶת H0571H truth: true
answer	→	אֵמֶר H0561 word
those who sent you	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart

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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