Proverbs 3:4 Go deeper

So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. (KJV)

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וּמְצָא\־u.me.tza'-and find

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Proverbs 3:4 word 1

חֵ֖ןchenfavor

Lemma: חֵן (chen) · Strong's: H2580

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

Meaning: favor

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 6:8, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 32:5, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2580; TAHOT Proverbs 3:4 word 2

וְשֵֽׂכֶל\־ve.se.khel-and insight

Lemma: שֵׂ֫כֶל (se.khel) · Strong's: H7922

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

Meaning: understanding

Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 1 Chronicles 26:14, 2 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 30:22, Ezra 8:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7922; TAHOT Proverbs 3:4 word 3

ט֑וֹבTovgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 3:4 word 4

בְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869H

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

Meaning: eye: seeing

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 30:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869H; TAHOT Proverbs 3:4 word 5

אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimGod

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Proverbs 3:4 word 6

וְאָדָֽם\׃\ \פve.'a.Damand humankind

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 3:4 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Then you will find	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
favor	→	חֵן H2580 favor
and high regard	→	שֵׂ֫כֶל H7922 understanding
. . .	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
in the sight	→	עַ֫יִן H5869H eye: seeing
of God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
and man	→	אָדָם H0120G man

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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