Proverbs 24:34 Go deeper

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וּבָֽא\־u.va'-and it will come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Proverbs 24:34 word 1

מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְmit.ha.Lekhgoing about

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980N

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrmsa)

Meaning: to go: follow

Used 81 times. Also: Genesis 24:5, Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:39, Genesis 24:61, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 37:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980N; TAHOT Proverbs 24:34 word 2

רֵישֶׁ֑ךָrei.She.khapoverty your

Lemma: רֵישׁ (resh) · Strong's: H7389A

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

Meaning: poverty

Used 5 times. Also: Proverbs 6:11, Proverbs 10:15, Proverbs 13:18, Proverbs 30:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7389A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:34 word 3

וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָu.mach.so.Rei.khaand poverti<es> your

Lemma: מַחְסוֹר (mach.sor) · Strong's: H4270

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: need

Used 13 times. Also: Deuteronomy 15:8, Judges 18:10, Judges 19:19, Judges 19:20, Psalms 34:9, Proverbs 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4270; TAHOT Proverbs 24:34 word 4

כְּאִ֣ישׁke.'Ishlike a man of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 24:34 word 5

מָגֵֽן\׃\ \פma.Genshield

Lemma: מָגֵן (ma.gen) · Strong's: H4043

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

Meaning: shield

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 33:29, Judges 5:8, 2 Samuel 1:21, 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4043; TAHOT Proverbs 24:34 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

and poverty	→	רֵישׁ H7389A poverty
will come [upon you]	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
like a robber	→	הָלַךְ H1980N to go: follow
and need	→	מַחְסוֹר H4270 need
like a bandit	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
. . .	→	מָגֵן H4043 shield

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

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).

All attributions and changes