Proverbs 23:34 Go deeper

Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. (KJV)

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וְ֭הָיִיתָVe.ha.yi.taand you will be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Proverbs 23:34 word 1

כְּשֹׁכֵ֣בke.sho.Khevlike [one who] lies down

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

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

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:34 word 2

בְּלֶב\־be.lev-in [the] heart of

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:34 word 3

יָ֑םYam[the] sea

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

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

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:34 word 4

וּ֝כְשֹׁכֵ֗בu.khe.sho.Khevand like [one who] lies down

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

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

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:34 word 5

בְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.Roshat [the] top of

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I

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

Meaning: head: top

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Proverbs 23:34 word 6

חִבֵּֽל\׃chi.Bela mast

Lemma: חִבֵּל (chib.bel) · Strong's: H2260

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

Meaning: mast

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2260; TAHOT Proverbs 23:34 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

You will be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like one sleeping	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
. . .	→	לֵב H3820A heart
on the high seas	→	יָם H3220G sea
or lying	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
on the top	→	רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top
of a mast	→	חִבֵּל H2260 mast

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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