Proverbs 29:13 Go deeper
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The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. (KJV)
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רָ֤שׁrasha poor [person]
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 29:13 word 1
וְאִ֣ישׁve.'Ishand a person of
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:13 word 2
תְּכָכִ֣יםte.kha.Khimoppression<s>
Lemma: תֹּךְ (tokh) · Strong's: H8496
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: oppression
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 10:7, Psalms 55:11, Psalms 72:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8496; TAHOT Proverbs 29:13 word 3
נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּnif.Ga.shuthey meet together
Lemma: פָּגַשׁ (pa.gash) · Strong's: H6298
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to meet
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 32:17, Genesis 33:8, Exodus 4:24, Exodus 4:27, 1 Samuel 25:20, 2 Samuel 2:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6298; TAHOT Proverbs 29:13 word 4
מֵ֤אִיר\־Me.'ir-[is] giving light to
Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0215
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to light
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 44:3, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 14:20, Exodus 25:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0215; TAHOT Proverbs 29:13 word 5
עֵינֵ֖י'ei.Nei[the] eyes of
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 29:13 word 6
שְׁנֵיהֶ֣םshe.nei.Hemboth of them
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HAcbdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Proverbs 29:13 word 7
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 29:13 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The poor man | → | רוּשׁ H7326 be poor |
| and the oppressor | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| . . . | → | תֹּךְ H8496 oppression |
| have this in common | → | פָּגַשׁ H6298 to meet |
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| gives light | → | אוֹר H0215 to light |
| to the eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| of both | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
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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