Proverbs 26:2 Go deeper

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. (KJV)

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כַּצִּפּ֣וֹרka.tzi.Porlike <the> bird

Lemma: צִפּוֹר (tsip.por) · Strong's: H6833

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: bird

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 7:14, Genesis 15:10, Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6833; TAHOT Proverbs 26:2 word 1

לָ֭נוּדLa.nudfor fluttering

Lemma: נוּד (nud) · Strong's: H5110

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to wander

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 4:12, Genesis 4:14, 1 Kings 14:15, 2 Kings 21:8, Job 2:11, Job 42:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5110; TAHOT Proverbs 26:2 word 2

כַּדְּר֣וֹרka.de.Rorlike <the> swallow

Lemma: דְּרוֹר (de.ror) · Strong's: H1866

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

Meaning: swallow

Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 84:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1866; TAHOT Proverbs 26:2 word 3

לָע֑וּףla.'Uffor flying

Lemma: עוּף (uph) · Strong's: H5774A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to fly

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Deuteronomy 4:17, 2 Samuel 22:11, Job 5:7, Job 20:8, Psalms 18:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5774A; TAHOT Proverbs 26:2 word 4

כֵּ֥ןkenso

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Proverbs 26:2 word 5

קִֽלְלַ֥תki.Lata curse

Lemma: קְלָלָה (qe.la.lah) · Strong's: H7045

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

Meaning: curse

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 27:12, Genesis 27:13, Deuteronomy 11:26, Deuteronomy 11:28, Deuteronomy 11:29, Deuteronomy 21:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7045; TAHOT Proverbs 26:2 word 6

חִ֝נָּ֗םchi.Namwithout cause

Lemma: חִנָּם (chin.nam) · Strong's: H2600

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: for nothing

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 29:15, Exodus 21:2, Exodus 21:11, Numbers 11:5, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2600; TAHOT Proverbs 26:2 word 7

תָבֹֽא\׃ta.Vo'it will come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

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 26:2 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Like a fluttering	→	נוּד H5110 to wander
sparrow	→	צִפּוֹר H6833 bird
or darting	→	עוּף H5774A to fly
. . .	→	כֵּן H3651C so
swallow	→	דְּרוֹר H1866 swallow
an undeserved	→	חִנָּם H2600 for nothing
curse	→	קְלָלָה H7045 curse
does not	→	לֹא H3808 not
come to rest	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come

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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