Proverbs 30:32 Go deeper
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If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. (KJV)
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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 30:32 word 1
נָבַ֥לְתָּna.Val.tayou have been foolish
Lemma: נָבַל (na.val) · Strong's: H5034A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: be senseless
Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:15, Jeremiah 14:21, Micah 7:6, Nahum 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5034A; TAHOT Proverbs 30:32 word 2
בְהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑אve.hit.na.Se'by exalting yourself
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375L
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVtcc)
Meaning: to lift: exalt
Used 13 times. Also: Numbers 16:3, Numbers 24:7, 2 Samuel 5:12, 1 Kings 1:5, 1 Chronicles 14:2, 1 Chronicles 29:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375L; TAHOT Proverbs 30:32 word 3
וְאִם\־ve.'im-and 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 30:32 word 4
זַ֝מּ֗וֹתָza.Mo.tayou have plotted
Lemma: זָמַם (za.mam) · Strong's: H2161
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to plan
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Deuteronomy 19:19, Psalms 17:3, Psalms 31:13, Psalms 37:12, Proverbs 31:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2161; TAHOT Proverbs 30:32 word 5
יָ֣דyadhand
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Proverbs 30:32 word 6
לְפֶֽה\׃le.Pehto a mouth
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 30:32 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you have foolishly | → | נָבַל H5034A be senseless |
| exalted yourself | → | נָשָׂא H5375L to lift: exalt |
| or if | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you have plotted evil | → | זָמַם H2161 to plan |
| put your hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| over your mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
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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