Proverbs 23:1 Go deeper

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

כִּֽי\־ki-if

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:1 word 1

תֵ֭שֵׁבTe.shevyou will sit down

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

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

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Proverbs 23:1 word 2

לִלְח֣וֹםlil.Chomto eat

Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to feed on

Used 6 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:24, Psalms 141:4, Proverbs 4:17, Proverbs 9:5, Proverbs 23:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3898B; TAHOT Proverbs 23:1 word 3

אֶת\־'et-with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Proverbs 23:1 word 4

מוֹשֵׁ֑לmo.Shela ruler

Lemma: מָשַׁל (ma.shal) · Strong's: H4910

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to rule

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 24:2, Genesis 37:8, Genesis 45:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4910; TAHOT Proverbs 23:1 word 5

בִּ֥יןbincarefully <consider>

Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 23:1 word 6

תָּ֝בִ֗יןta.Vinyou will consider

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 23:1 word 7

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Proverbs 23:1 word 8

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher[that] which

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:1 word 9

לְפָנֶֽיךָ\׃le.fa.Nei.kha[is] <to> before you

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

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

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:1 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

When	→	כִּי H3588A for
you sit down	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
to dine	→	לָחַם H3898B to feed on
with	→	אֵת H0854 with
a ruler	→	מָשַׁל H4910 to rule
consider carefully	→	בִּין H0995 to understand
. . .	→	בִּין H0995 to understand
what	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
is set before you	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before

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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