Proverbs 24:21 Go deeper

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: (KJV)

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יְרָֽא\־ye.ra'-fear

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to fear: revere

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 28:17, Exodus 1:17, Exodus 1:21, Exodus 9:30, Exodus 14:31, Exodus 15:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372H; TAHOT Proverbs 24:21 word 1

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Proverbs 24:21 word 2

יְהוָ֣הYah.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 24:21 word 3

בְּנִ֣יbe.NiO son my

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:21 word 4

וָמֶ֑לֶךְva.Me.lekhand [the] king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Proverbs 24:21 word 5

עִם\־'i.mo.Sho-with

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 24:21 word 6

שׁ֝וֹנִ֗יםSho.Nim[those who] change

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.nah) · Strong's: H8138A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to change

Used 13 times. Also: 1 Samuel 21:13, 1 Kings 14:2, Esther 1:7, Esther 2:9, Esther 3:8, Job 14:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8138A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:21 word 7

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 24:21 word 8

תִּתְעָרָֽב\׃tit.'a.Ravyou get involved

Lemma: עָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H6148

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVtj2ms)

Meaning: to pledge

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 43:9, Genesis 44:32, 2 Kings 18:23, Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Job 17:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6148; TAHOT Proverbs 24:21 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

My son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
fear	→	יָרֵא H3372H to fear: revere
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
and the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
and do not	→	אַל H0408 not
associate	→	עָרַב H6148 to pledge
with	→	עִם H5973A with
the rebellious	→	שָׁנָה H8138A to change

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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