Proverbs 3:30 Go deeper

Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. (KJV)

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אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 3:30 word 1

עִם\־'im-with

Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Proverbs 3:30 word 2

אָדָ֣ם'a.Damanyone

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 3:30 word 3

חִנָּ֑םchi.Namwithout cause

Lemma: חִנָּם (chin.nam) · Strong's: H2600

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: for nothing

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 29:15, Exodus 21:2, Exodus 21:11, Numbers 11:5, 1 Samuel 19:5, 1 Samuel 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2600; TAHOT Proverbs 3:30 word 4

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Proverbs 3:30 word 5

לֹ֖אlo'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 3:30 word 6

גְמָלְךָ֣ge.ma.le.Khahe has dealt out to you

Lemma: גָּמַל (ga.mal) · Strong's: H1580

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to wean

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 21:8, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17, Numbers 17:8, Deuteronomy 32:6, 1 Samuel 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1580; TAHOT Proverbs 3:30 word 7

רָעָֽה\׃ra.'Ahevil

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451C

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

Meaning: distress: harm

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 32:12, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 11:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451C; TAHOT Proverbs 3:30 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
accuse	→	רִיב H7378 to contend
. . .	→	עִם H5973A with
a man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
without cause	→	חִנָּם H2600 for nothing
when	→	אִם H0518A if
he has done	→	גָּמַל H1580 to wean
you no	→	לֹא H3808 not
harm	→	רָעָה H7451C distress: harm

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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