Proverbs 29:5 Go deeper

A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. (KJV)

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גֶּ֭בֶרGe.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 29:5 word 1

מַחֲלִ֣יקma.cha.Lik[who] flatters

Lemma: חָלַק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2505B

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

Meaning: to smooth

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 5:9, Psalms 36:2, Psalms 55:21, Proverbs 2:16, Proverbs 7:5, Proverbs 28:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2505B; TAHOT Proverbs 29:5 word 2

עַל\־'al-to

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 29:5 word 3

רֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huneighbor his

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

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

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Proverbs 29:5 word 4

רֶ֝֗שֶׁתRe.sheta net

Lemma: רֶ֫שֶׁת (re.shet) · Strong's: H7568

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

Meaning: net

Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 27:4, Exodus 27:5, Exodus 38:4, Job 18:8, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 10:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7568; TAHOT Proverbs 29:5 word 5

פּוֹרֵ֥שׂpo.Res[is] spreading

Lemma: פָּרַשׂ (pa.ra.s) · Strong's: H6566

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

Meaning: to spread

Used 67 times. Also: Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Exodus 40:19, Numbers 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6566; TAHOT Proverbs 29:5 word 6

עַל\־'al-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 29:5 word 7

פְּעָמָֽיו\׃pe.'a.Mavfootsteps his

Lemma: פַּ֫עַם (pa.am) · Strong's: H6471

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

Meaning: beat

Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 27:36, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 29:35, Genesis 30:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6471; TAHOT Proverbs 29:5 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A man	→	גָּבֶר H1397 great man
who flatters	→	חָלַק H2505B to smooth
his neighbor	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
spreads	→	פָּרַשׂ H6566 to spread
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
a net	→	רֶ֫שֶׁת H7568 net
for	→	עַל H5921A upon
his feet	→	פַּ֫עַם H6471 beat

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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