Proverbs 24:15 Go deeper

Lay not wait, O wicked man , against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: (KJV)

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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 24:15 word 1

תֶּאֱרֹ֣בte.'e.Royou lie in wait

Lemma: אָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H0693

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

Meaning: to ambush

Used 41 times. Also: Deuteronomy 19:11, Joshua 8:2, Joshua 8:4, Joshua 8:7, Joshua 8:12, Joshua 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0693; TAHOT Proverbs 24:15 word 2

רָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'wicked [person]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

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

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 24:15 word 3

לִנְוֵ֣הlin.Vehto [the] habitation of

Lemma: נָוֶה (na.veh) · Strong's: H5116A

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

Meaning: pasture

Used 34 times. Also: Exodus 15:13, 2 Samuel 7:8, 2 Samuel 15:25, 1 Chronicles 17:7, Job 5:3, Job 5:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5116A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:15 word 4

צַדִּ֑יקtza.Dika righteous [person]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 24:15 word 5

אַֽל\־'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 24:15 word 6

תְּשַׁדֵּ֥דte.sha.Dedyou devastate

Lemma: שָׁדַד (sha.dad) · Strong's: H7703

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpj2ms)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 56 times. Also: Judges 5:27, Job 12:6, Job 15:21, Psalms 17:9, Psalms 137:8, Proverbs 19:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7703; TAHOT Proverbs 24:15 word 7

רִבְצוֹ\׃riv.Tzoresting place his

Lemma: רֵ֫בֶץ (re.vets) · Strong's: H7258

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

Meaning: rest

Used 4 times. Also: Isaiah 35:7, Isaiah 65:10, Jeremiah 50:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7258; TAHOT Proverbs 24:15 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
lie in wait	→	אָרַב H0693 to ambush
O wicked [man]	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
near the dwelling	→	נָוֶה H5116A pasture
of the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
do not	→	אַל H0408 not
destroy	→	שָׁדַד H7703 to ruin
his resting place	→	רֵ֫בֶץ H7258 rest

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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