Proverbs 23:31 Go deeper

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 23:31 word 1

תֵּ֥רֶאTe.re'you see

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:31 word 2

יַיִן֮ya.Yinwine

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 23:31 word 3

כִּ֪יkifor

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 23:31 word 4

יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥םyit.'A.Damit will be red

Lemma: אָדֹם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0119

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

Meaning: to redden

Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 25:5, Exodus 26:14, Exodus 35:7, Exodus 35:23, Exodus 36:19, Exodus 39:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0119; TAHOT Proverbs 23:31 word 5

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 23:31 word 6

יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenit will give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414P

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

Meaning: to give: do

Used 12 times. Also: Leviticus 19:28, Leviticus 20:15, Leviticus 24:19, Numbers 20:19, Psalms 50:20, Psalms 104:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414P; TAHOT Proverbs 23:31 word 7

עֵינ֑וֹei.Noeye its

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

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

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:31 word 8

יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְyit.ha.Lekhit will go

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:31 word 9

בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים\׃be.mei.sha.Rimwith smoothness<es>

Lemma: מֵישָׁר (me.shar) · Strong's: H4339

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

Meaning: uprightness

Used 19 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 29:17, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 17:2, Psalms 58:1, Psalms 75:2, Psalms 96:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4339; TAHOT Proverbs 23:31 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
gaze at	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
wine	→	יַ֫יִן H3196 wine
while	→	כִּי H3588A for
it is red	→	אָדֹם H0119 to redden
when	→	כִּי H3588A for
it sparkles	→	נָתַן H5414P to give: do
in the cup	→	כִּיס H3599 purse
. . .	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
and goes down smoothly	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
. . .	→	מֵישָׁר H4339 uprightness

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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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