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They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. (KJV)
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לַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥יםlam.'a.cha.Rimto <the> [those who] delay
Lemma: אָחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0309
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVprmpa)
Meaning: to delay
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 24:56, Genesis 32:4, Genesis 34:19, Exodus 22:29, Deuteronomy 7:10, Deuteronomy 23:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0309; TAHOT Proverbs 23:30 word 1
עַל\־'al-over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:30 word 2
הַיָּ֑יִןhai.Ya.yinthe wine
Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wine
Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Proverbs 23:30 word 3
לַ֝בָּאִ֗יםla.ba.'Imto <the> [those who] go
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:30 word 4
לַחְקֹ֥רlach.Korto examine
Lemma: חָקַר (cha.qar) · Strong's: H2713
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to search
Used 27 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:14, Judges 18:2, 1 Samuel 20:12, 2 Samuel 10:3, 1 Kings 7:47, 1 Chronicles 19:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2713; TAHOT Proverbs 23:30 word 5
מִמְסָֽךְ\׃mi.Sakhmixed wine
Lemma: מִמְסָךְ (mam.sakh) · Strong's: H4469
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mixed drink
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 65:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4469; TAHOT Proverbs 23:30 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Those who linger | → | אָחַר H0309 to delay |
| over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| wine | → | יַ֫יִן H3196 wine |
| who go | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to taste | → | חָקַר H2713 to search |
| mixed drinks | → | מִמְסָךְ H4469 mixed drink |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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