Proverbs 28:10 Go deeper
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Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession. (KJV)
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מַשְׁגֶּ֤הmash.Geh[one who] leads astray
Lemma: שָׁגָה (sha.gah) · Strong's: H7686
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to wander
Used 21 times. Also: Leviticus 4:13, Numbers 15:22, Deuteronomy 27:18, 1 Samuel 26:21, Job 6:24, Job 12:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7686; TAHOT Proverbs 28:10 word 1
יְשָׁרִ֨ים\׀ye.sha.Rimupright [people]
Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: upright
Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:10 word 2
בְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhin a way
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: way: conduct
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:10 word 3
רָ֗עRa'evil
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: bad: evil
Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Proverbs 28:10 word 4
בִּשְׁחוּת֥וֹbish.chu.Toin own pit his
Lemma: שְׁחוּת (she.chut) · Strong's: H7816
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: pit
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7816; TAHOT Proverbs 28:10 word 5
הֽוּא\־hu'-he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Proverbs 28:10 word 6
יִפּ֑וֹלyi.Polhe will fall
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to fall: fall
Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:10 word 7
וּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.Mimand blameless [people]
Lemma: תָּמִים (ta.mim) · Strong's: H8549H
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: unblemished: blameless
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 17:1, Deuteronomy 18:13, Joshua 24:14, Judges 9:16, Judges 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8549H; TAHOT Proverbs 28:10 word 8
יִנְחֲלוּ\־yin.cha.lu-they will inherit
Lemma: נָחַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5157
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to inherit
Used 59 times. Also: Exodus 23:30, Exodus 32:13, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 25:46, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5157; TAHOT Proverbs 28:10 word 9
טֽוֹב\׃Tovgood
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: good
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Proverbs 28:10 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He who leads | → | שָׁגָה H7686 to wander |
| the upright | → | יָשָׁר H3477G upright |
| along the path | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct |
| of evil | → | רַע H7451H bad: evil |
| will fall | → | נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall |
| into his own | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| pit | → | שְׁחוּת H7816 pit |
| but the blameless | → | תָּמִים H8549H unblemished: blameless |
| will inherit | → | נָחַל H5157 to inherit |
| what is good | → | טוֹב H2896B good |
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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