Proverbs 29:6 Go deeper
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In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. (KJV)
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בְּפֶ֤שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'[is] in [the] transgression of
Lemma: פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) · Strong's: H6588
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: transgression
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 34:7, Leviticus 16:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6588; TAHOT Proverbs 29:6 word 1
אִ֣ישׁ'isha person
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 29:6 word 2
רָ֣עra'evil
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: bad: evil
Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Proverbs 29:6 word 3
מוֹקֵ֑שׁmo.Kesha snare
Lemma: מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) · Strong's: H4170
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: snare
Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Exodus 23:33, Exodus 34:12, Deuteronomy 7:16, Joshua 23:13, Judges 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4170; TAHOT Proverbs 29:6 word 4
וְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.Dikand a righteous [person]
Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: righteous
Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 29:6 word 5
יָר֥וּןya.Runhe cries aloud
Lemma: רוּן (run) · Strong's: H7442A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to overcome
Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 78:65 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7442A; TAHOT Proverbs 29:6 word 6
וְשָׂמֵֽחַ\׃ve.sa.Me.achand he rejoices
Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: to rejoice
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 14:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8055; TAHOT Proverbs 29:6 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| An evil | → | רַע H7451B bad: evil |
| man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| is caught | → | מוֹקֵשׁ H4170 snare |
| by his own sin | → | פֶּ֫שַׁע H6588 transgression |
| but a righteous one | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
| sings | → | רוּן H7442A to overcome |
| and rejoices | → | שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice |
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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