Proverbs 27:18 Go deeper

Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. (KJV)

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נֹצֵ֣רno.Tzer[one who] keeps

Lemma: נָצַר (na.tsar) · Strong's: H5341

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

Meaning: to watch

Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 34:7, Deuteronomy 32:10, Deuteronomy 33:9, 2 Kings 17:9, 2 Kings 18:8, Job 7:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5341; TAHOT Proverbs 27:18 word 1

תְּ֭אֵנָהTe.'e.naha fig tree

Lemma: תְּאֵנָה (te.e.nah) · Strong's: H8384

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

Meaning: fig

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Numbers 13:23, Numbers 20:5, Deuteronomy 8:8, Judges 9:10, Judges 9:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8384; TAHOT Proverbs 27:18 word 2

יֹאכַ֣לyo.Khalhe will eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Proverbs 27:18 word 3

פִּרְיָ֑הּpir.Yahfruit its

Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529

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

Meaning: fruit

Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Proverbs 27:18 word 4

וְשֹׁמֵ֖רve.sho.Merand [one who] protects

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

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

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Proverbs 27:18 word 5

אֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.Navmaster<s> his

Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: lord

Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT Proverbs 27:18 word 6

יְכֻבָּֽד\׃ye.khu.Badhe will be honored

Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513G

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPi3ms)

Meaning: to honor: honour

Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 20:12, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3513G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:18 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Whoever tends	→	נָצַר H5341 to watch
a fig tree	→	תְּאֵנָה H8384 fig
will eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
its fruit	→	פְּרִי H6529 fruit
and he who looks after	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
his master	→	אָדוֹן H0113 lord
will be honored	→	כָּבֵד H3513G to honor: honour

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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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