Proverbs 24:14 Go deeper
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So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it , then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off. (KJV)
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כֵּ֤ן\׀kenthus
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 24:14 word 1
דְּעֶ֥הde.'Ehknow !
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Proverbs 24:14 word 2
חָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahwisdom
Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wisdom
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Proverbs 24:14 word 3
לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָle.Naf.She.khafor self your
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 24:14 word 4
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:14 word 5
מָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.tayou find [it]
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Proverbs 24:14 word 6
וְיֵ֣שׁve.Yeshand there
Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426
Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)
Meaning: there
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Proverbs 24:14 word 7
אַחֲרִ֑ית'a.cha.Rit[is] a future
Lemma: אַחֲרִית (a.cha.rit) · Strong's: H0319
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: end
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 49:1, Numbers 23:10, Numbers 24:14, Numbers 24:20, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 8:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0319; TAHOT Proverbs 24:14 word 8
וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ve.tik.va.te.chaand hope your
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 24:14 word 10
תִכָּרֵֽת\׃\ \פti.ka.Retit will be cut off
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772I
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNi3fs)
Meaning: to cut: eliminate
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 9:11, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 41:36, Exodus 8:9, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772I; TAHOT Proverbs 24:14 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| therefore | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| that wisdom [is sweet] | → | חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom |
| to your soul | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul |
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you find it | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| there is | → | יֵשׁ H3426 there |
| a future [for you] | → | אַחֲרִית H0319 end |
| and your hope | → | תִּקְוָה H8615B hope |
| will never | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| be cut off | → | כָּרַת H3772I to cut: eliminate |
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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