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The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. (KJV)

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עַ֤יִן\׀'A.yinan eye

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

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

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 30:17 word 1

תִּֽלְעַ֣גtil.'Ag[which] it mocks

Lemma: לָעַג (la.ag) · Strong's: H3932

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to mock

Used 18 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Chronicles 30:10, Nehemiah 2:19, Nehemiah 4:1, Job 9:23, Job 11:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3932; TAHOT Proverbs 30:17 word 2

לְאָב֮le.'Av<to> a father

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

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

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Proverbs 30:17 word 3

וְתָב֪וּזve.ta.Vuzso it may despise

Lemma: בּוּז (buz) · Strong's: H0936

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqu3fs)

Meaning: to despise

Used 12 times. Also: Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 6:30, Proverbs 11:12, Proverbs 13:13, Proverbs 14:21, Proverbs 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0936; TAHOT Proverbs 30:17 word 4

לִֽיקֲּהַ֫ת\־li.ka.Hat-<to> obedience of

Lemma: יִקְּהָה (yiq.qa.hah) · Strong's: H3349

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: obedience

Used 2 times. Also: Genesis 49:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3349; TAHOT Proverbs 30:17 word 5

אֵ֥ם'ema mother

Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517

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

Meaning: mother

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Proverbs 30:17 word 6

יִקְּר֥וּהָyi.ke.Ru.hathey will pluck out it

Lemma: נָקַר (na.qar) · Strong's: H5365

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to dig

Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 16:14, Judges 16:21, 1 Samuel 11:2, Job 30:17, Isaiah 51:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5365; TAHOT Proverbs 30:17 word 7

עֹרְבֵי\־'o.re.vei-[the] ravens of

Lemma: עֹרֵב (o.rev) · Strong's: H6158

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

Meaning: raven

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Leviticus 11:15, Deuteronomy 14:14, 1 Kings 17:4, 1 Kings 17:6, Job 38:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6158; TAHOT Proverbs 30:17 word 8

נַ֑חַלNa.chal[the] wadi

Lemma: נַ֫חַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5158N

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

Meaning: torrent: valley

Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 26:19, Numbers 21:12, Numbers 21:14, Numbers 21:15, Deuteronomy 2:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5158N; TAHOT Proverbs 30:17 word 9

וְֽיֹאכְל֥וּהָve.yo.khe.Lu.haand they will eat it

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Proverbs 30:17 word 10

בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] young of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121H

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

Meaning: son: young animal

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 32:15, Genesis 49:11, Genesis 49:22, Exodus 29:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121H; TAHOT Proverbs 30:17 word 11

נָֽשֶׁר\׃\ \פNa.sheran eagle

Lemma: נֶשֶׁר (ne.sher) · Strong's: H5404

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

Meaning: eagle

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 19:4, Leviticus 11:13, Deuteronomy 14:12, Deuteronomy 28:49, Deuteronomy 32:11, 2 Samuel 1:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5404; TAHOT Proverbs 30:17 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

As for the eye	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
[that] mocks	→	לָעַג H3932 to mock
a father	→	אָב H0001G father
and scorns	→	בּוּז H0936 to despise
obedience	→	יִקְּהָה H3349 obedience
to a mother	→	אֵם H0517 mother
may the ravens	→	עֹרֵב H6158 raven
of the valley	→	נַ֫חַל H5158N torrent: valley
pluck it out	→	נָקַר H5365 to dig
and young	→	בֵּן H1121H son: young animal
vultures	→	נֶשֶׁר H5404 eagle
devour it	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat

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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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