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He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. (KJV)

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מְקַצֶּ֣הme.ka.Tzeh[one who] cuts off

Lemma: קָצָה (qa.tsah) · Strong's: H7096

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to cut off

Used 5 times. Also: Leviticus 14:41, Leviticus 14:43, 2 Kings 10:32, Habakkuk 2:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7096; TAHOT Proverbs 26:6 word 1

רַ֭גְלַיִםRag.la.yimfeet

Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: foot

Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Proverbs 26:6 word 2

חָמָ֣סcha.Masviolence

Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555

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

Meaning: violence

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Proverbs 26:6 word 3

שֹׁתֶ֑הsho.Teh[one who] drinks

Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354

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

Meaning: to drink

Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Proverbs 26:6 word 4

שֹׁלֵ֖חַsho.Le.ach[one who] sends

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

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

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:6 word 5

דְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.Rimwords

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:6 word 6

בְּיַד\־be.yad-by [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:6 word 7

כְּסִֽיל\׃ke.Sila fool

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

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

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 26:6 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Like cutting off	→	קָצָה H7096 to cut off
one’s own feet	→	רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot
or drinking	→	שָׁתָה H8354 to drink
violence	→	חָמָס H2555 violence
is the sending	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
of a message	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
by the hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
of a fool	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool

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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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