Proverbs 24:27 Go deeper

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הָ֘כֵ֤ןha.Khenestablish

Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to establish: prepare

Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 43:16, Genesis 43:25, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 19:11, Exodus 19:15, Exodus 23:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3559A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:27 word 1

בַּח֨וּץ\׀ba.Chutzon the outside

Lemma: חוּץ (chuts) · Strong's: H2351

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

Meaning: outside

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 24:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2351; TAHOT Proverbs 24:27 word 2

מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָme.lakh.Te.khawork your

Lemma: מְלָאכָה (me.la.khah) · Strong's: H4399

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: work

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 39:11, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4399; TAHOT Proverbs 24:27 word 3

וְעַתְּדָ֣הּve.'a.te.Dahand make ready it

Lemma: עָתֹד (a.tad) · Strong's: H6257

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)

Meaning: be ready

Used 2 times. Also: Job 15:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6257; TAHOT Proverbs 24:27 word 4

בַּשָּׂדֶ֣הba.sa.Dehin the field

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

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

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Proverbs 24:27 word 5

אַ֝חַ֗ר'a.Charafter

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:27 word 6

וּבָנִ֥יתָu.va.Ni.taand you will build

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Proverbs 24:27 word 7

בֵיתֶֽךָ\׃\ \פvei.Te.khahouse your

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Proverbs 24:27 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Complete	→	כּוּן H3559A to establish: prepare
your outdoor	→	חוּץ H2351 outside
work	→	מְלָאכָה H4399 work
and prepare	→	עָתֹד H6257 be ready
your field	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
after that	→	אַחַר H0310A after
you may build	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
your house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home

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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