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Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. (KJV)

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הָג֣וֹha.Goremove

Lemma: הָגָה (ha.gah) · Strong's: H1898

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to remove

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 25:5, Isaiah 27:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1898; TAHOT Proverbs 25:4 word 1

סִיגִ֣יםsi.Gimdross<es>

Lemma: סִיג (sig) · Strong's: H5509

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: dross

Used 7 times. Also: Psalms 119:119, Proverbs 26:23, Isaiah 1:22, Isaiah 1:25, Ezekiel 22:18, Ezekiel 22:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5509; TAHOT Proverbs 25:4 word 2

מִכָּ֑סֶףmi.Ka.seffrom silver

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

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

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:4 word 3

וַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'and it came out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318M

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to come out: produce

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318M; TAHOT Proverbs 25:4 word 4

לַצֹּרֵ֣ףla.tzo.Reffor the metalsmith

Lemma: צָרַף (tsa.raph) · Strong's: H6884

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

Meaning: to refine

Used 32 times. Also: Judges 7:4, Judges 17:4, 2 Samuel 22:31, Nehemiah 3:8, Nehemiah 3:32, Psalms 12:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6884; TAHOT Proverbs 25:4 word 5

כֶּֽלִי\׃Ke.lia vessel

Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627

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

Meaning: article/utensil

Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT Proverbs 25:4 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Remove	→	הָגָה H1898 to remove
the dross	→	סִיג H5509 dross
from the silver	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
and a vessel	→	כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil
for a silversmith	→	צָרַף H6884 to refine
will come forth	→	יָצָא H3318M to come out: produce

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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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