Proverbs 24:6 Go deeper

For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. (KJV)

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כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:6 word 1

בְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹתVe.tach.bu.lotby wise directions

Lemma: תַּחְבֻּלָה (tach.bu.lah) · Strong's: H8458

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: counsel

Used 5 times. Also: Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 12:5, Proverbs 20:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8458; TAHOT Proverbs 24:6 word 2

תַּעֲשֶׂה\־ta.'a.seh-you will make

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Proverbs 24:6 word 3

מִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.Mahwar

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT Proverbs 24:6 word 4

וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗הu.te.shu.'Ahand victory

Lemma: תְּשׁוּעָה (te.shu.ah) · Strong's: H8668H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: deliverance: victory

Used 12 times. Also: Judges 15:18, 2 Samuel 19:2, 2 Samuel 23:10, 2 Samuel 23:12, 2 Kings 5:1, 2 Kings 13:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8668H; TAHOT Proverbs 24:6 word 5

בְּרֹ֣בbe.Ro[is] in a multitude of

Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230

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

Meaning: abundance

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Proverbs 24:6 word 6

יוֹעֵֽץ\׃yo.'Etzcounselor[s]

Lemma: יָעַץ (ya.ats) · Strong's: H3289

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to advise

Used 79 times. Also: Exodus 18:19, Numbers 24:14, 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 17:7, 2 Samuel 17:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3289; TAHOT Proverbs 24:6 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Only	→	כִּי H3588A for
with sound guidance	→	תַּחְבֻּלָה H8458 counsel
should you wage	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
war	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
and victory	→	תְּשׁוּעָה H8668H deliverance: victory
lies in a multitude	→	רֹב H7230 abundance
of counselors	→	יָעַץ H3289 to advise

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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