Proverbs 22:25 Go deeper

Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

פֶּן\־pen-lest

Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: lest

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Proverbs 22:25 word 1

תֶּאֱלַ֥ףte.'e.Lafyou should learn

Lemma: אָלַף (a.laph) · Strong's: H0502

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to teach/learn

Used 4 times. Also: Job 15:5, Job 33:33, Job 35:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0502; TAHOT Proverbs 22:25 word 2

וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ve.la.kach.Taand you will take

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to take: recieve

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 33:11, Exodus 22:11, Exodus 25:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947H; TAHOT Proverbs 22:25 word 3

מוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.Kesha snare

Lemma: מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) · Strong's: H4170

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

Meaning: snare

Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Exodus 23:33, Exodus 34:12, Deuteronomy 7:16, Joshua 23:13, Judges 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4170; TAHOT Proverbs 22:25 word 4

לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ\׃le.naf.She.khafor self your

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I

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

Meaning: soul: myself

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Proverbs 22:25 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

or	→	פֶּן־ H6435 lest
you may learn	→	אָלַף H0502 to teach/learn
his ways	→	אֹ֫רַח H0734 way
and entangle	→	לָקַח H3947H to take: recieve
yourself	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself
in a snare	→	מוֹקֵשׁ H4170 snare

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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