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Lest the LORD see it , and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. (KJV)
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פֶּן\־pen-lest
Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: lest
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Proverbs 24:18 word 1
יִרְאֶ֣הyir.'Ehhe should see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
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 24:18 word 2
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 24:18 word 3
וְרַ֣עve.Ra'and it will be displeasing
Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: be evil
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:18 word 4
בְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.Navin view his
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye: appearance
Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT Proverbs 24:18 word 5
וְהֵשִׁ֖יבve.he.Shivand he will turn back
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhq3ms)
Meaning: to return: turn back
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Genesis 27:45, Exodus 32:12, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 23:20, Numbers 25:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725I; TAHOT Proverbs 24:18 word 6
מֵעָלָ֣יוme.'a.Lavfrom towards <the> him
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:18 word 7
אַפּֽוֹ\׃'a.Poanger his
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: face: anger
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Proverbs 24:18 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| or | → | פֶּן־ H6435 lest |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| will see | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| and disapprove | → | רָעַע H7489A be evil |
| . . . | → | עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance |
| and turn His wrath | → | אַף H0639G face: anger |
| away | → | שׁוּב H7725I to return: turn back |
| from him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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