Proverbs 25:10 Go deeper
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Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. (KJV)
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פֶּֽן\־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 25:10 word 1
יְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ye.cha.sed.Khahe should bring shame you
Lemma: חָסַד (cha.sad) · Strong's: H2616B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to shame
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2616B; TAHOT Proverbs 25:10 word 2
שֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'[one who] hears
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:10 word 3
וְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ve.di.ba.te.khaand evil report your
Lemma: דִּבָּה (dib.bah) · Strong's: H1681
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: slander
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 37:2, Numbers 13:32, Numbers 14:36, Numbers 14:37, Psalms 31:13, Proverbs 10:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1681; TAHOT Proverbs 25:10 word 4
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 25:10 word 5
תָשֽׁוּב\׃ta.Shuvit will turn back
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:10 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| lest | → | פֶּן־ H6435 lest |
| he who hears you | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| bring shame upon you | → | חָסַד H2616B to shame |
| and your infamy | → | דִּבָּה H1681 slander |
| never | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| go away | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
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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