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For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. (KJV)
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כִּ֤י\׀kifor
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 23:7 word 1
כְּמוֹ\־ke.mov-as
Lemma: כְּמוֹ (ke.mo) · Strong's: H3644G
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: like
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 41:39, Genesis 44:15, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 9:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3644G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:7 word 2
שָׁעַ֥רsha.'Arhe calculates
Lemma: שָׁעַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8176
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to calculate
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8176; TAHOT Proverbs 23:7 word 3
בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbe.naf.Shoin self his
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul
Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:7 word 4
כֶּ֫ן\־Ken-[is] so
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Proverbs 23:7 word 5
ה֥וּאhu'he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Proverbs 23:7 word 6
אֱכֹ֣ל'e.Kholeat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Proverbs 23:7 word 7
וּ֭שְׁתֵהU.she.tehand drink
Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to drink
Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Proverbs 23:7 word 8
יֹ֣אמַרYo.marhe says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Proverbs 23:7 word 9
וְ֝לִבּ֗וֹve.li.Boand heart his
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 23:7 word 10
בַּל\־bal-not
Lemma: בַּל (bal) · Strong's: H1077
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 68 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 41:23, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 10:11, Psalms 10:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1077; TAHOT Proverbs 23:7 word 11
עִמָּֽךְ\׃'i.Makh[is] with you
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:7 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| he is keeping track | → | שָׁעַר H8176 to calculate |
| inwardly | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| [counting the cost] | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| . . . | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| Eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| and drink | → | שָׁתָה H8354 to drink |
| he says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to you | → | |
| but his heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| is not | → | בַּל H1077 not |
| with you | → | עִם H5973A with |
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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