Proverbs 28:27 Go deeper

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. (KJV)

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נוֹתֵ֣ןno.Ten[one who] gives

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

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

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:27 word 1

לָ֭רָשׁLa.roshto the poor

Lemma: רוּשׁ (rush) · Strong's: H7326

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

Meaning: be poor

Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:23, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:3, 2 Samuel 12:4, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 82:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7326; TAHOT Proverbs 28:27 word 2

אֵ֣ין'einthere not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Proverbs 28:27 word 3

מַחְס֑וֹרmach.Sor[is] lack

Lemma: מַחְסוֹר (mach.sor) · Strong's: H4270

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

Meaning: need

Used 13 times. Also: Deuteronomy 15:8, Judges 18:10, Judges 19:19, Judges 19:20, Psalms 34:9, Proverbs 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4270; TAHOT Proverbs 28:27 word 4

וּמַעְלִ֥יםu.ma'.Limand [one who] hides

Lemma: עָלַם (a.lam) · Strong's: H5956

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to conceal

Used 28 times. Also: Leviticus 4:13, Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 5:4, Leviticus 20:4, Numbers 5:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5956; TAHOT Proverbs 28:27 word 5

עֵ֝ינָ֗יו'ei.Naveyes his

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 28:27 word 6

רַב\־rav-great of

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Proverbs 28:27 word 7

מְאֵרֽוֹת\׃me.'e.Rotcurses

Lemma: מְאֵרָה (me.e.rah) · Strong's: H3994

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: curse

Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:20, Proverbs 3:33, Malachi 2:2, Malachi 3:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3994; TAHOT Proverbs 28:27 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Whoever gives	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
to the poor	→	רוּשׁ H7326 be poor
will not	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
be in need	→	מַחְסוֹר H4270 need
but he who hides	→	עָלַם H5956 to conceal
his eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
will receive many	→	רַב H7227A many
curses	→	מְאֵרָה H3994 curse

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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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