Proverbs 28:21 Go deeper

To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הַֽכֵּר\־ha.ker-to pay regard to

Lemma: נָכַר (na.khar) · Strong's: H5234A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)

Meaning: to recognize

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 27:23, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 37:32, Genesis 37:33, Genesis 38:25, Genesis 38:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5234A; TAHOT Proverbs 28:21 word 1

פָּנִ֥יםpa.Nimface

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440N

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

Meaning: face: kindness

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 19:21, Genesis 32:20, Leviticus 19:15, Deuteronomy 1:17, Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440N; TAHOT Proverbs 28:21 word 2

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 28:21 word 3

ט֑וֹבTov[is] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

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

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 28:21 word 4

וְעַל\־ve.'al-and on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 28:21 word 5

פַּת\־pat-a piece of

Lemma: פַּת (pat) · Strong's: H6595A

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

Meaning: morsel

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 18:5, Leviticus 2:6, Leviticus 6:21, Judges 19:5, Ruth 2:14, 1 Samuel 2:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6595A; TAHOT Proverbs 28:21 word 6

לֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chembread

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

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

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Proverbs 28:21 word 7

יִפְשַׁע\־yif.sha'-he will transgress

Lemma: פָּשַׁע (pa.sah) · Strong's: H6586

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

Meaning: to transgress

Used 41 times. Also: 1 Kings 8:50, 1 Kings 12:19, 2 Kings 1:1, 2 Kings 3:5, 2 Kings 3:7, 2 Kings 8:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6586; TAHOT Proverbs 28:21 word 8

גָּֽבֶר\׃Ga.vera man

Lemma: גָּבֶר (ga.ver) · Strong's: H1397

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

Meaning: great man

Used 65 times. Also: Exodus 10:11, Exodus 12:37, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:15, Deuteronomy 22:5, Joshua 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1397; TAHOT Proverbs 28:21 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

To show partiality	→	נָכַר H5234A to recognize
. . .	→	פָּנֶה H6440N face: kindness
[is] not	→	לֹא H3808 not
good	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
yet a man	→	גָּבֶר H1397 great man
will do wrong	→	פָּשַׁע H6586 to transgress
for	→	עַל H5921A upon
a piece	→	פַּת H6595A morsel
of bread	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread

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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