Proverbs 30:9 Go deeper
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Lest I be full, and deny thee , and say, Who is the LORD ? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain . (KJV)
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פֶּ֥ןpenlest
Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: lest
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Proverbs 30:9 word 1
אֶשְׂבַּ֨ע\׀'es.Ba'I should be satisfied
Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) · Strong's: H7646
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to satisfy
Used 97 times. Also: Exodus 16:8, Exodus 16:12, Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7646; TAHOT Proverbs 30:9 word 2
וְכִחַשְׁתִּי֮ve.khi.chash.Tiand I will deny
Lemma: כָּחַשׁ (ka.chash) · Strong's: H3584
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpq1cs)
Meaning: to deceive
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 18:15, Leviticus 6:2, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 19:11, Deuteronomy 33:29, Joshua 7:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3584; TAHOT Proverbs 30:9 word 3
וְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiand I will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Proverbs 30:9 word 4
מִ֥יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Proverbs 30:9 word 5
יְה֫וָ֥הYah.weh[is] Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 30:9 word 6
וּפֶֽן\־u.fen-and lest
Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: lest
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Proverbs 30:9 word 7
אִוָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.va.ReshI should become impoverished
Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423I
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNi1cs)
Meaning: to possess: poor
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 45:11, Judges 14:15, 1 Samuel 2:7, Proverbs 20:13, Proverbs 23:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3423I; TAHOT Proverbs 30:9 word 8
וְגָנַ֑בְתִּיve.ga.Nav.tiand I will steal
Lemma: גָּנַב (ga.nav) · Strong's: H1589
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to steal
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:19, Genesis 31:20, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 31:27, Genesis 31:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1589; TAHOT Proverbs 30:9 word 9
וְ֝תָפַ֗שְׂתִּיve.ta.Fas.tiand I will seize
Lemma: תָּפַשׂ (ta.pha.s) · Strong's: H8610
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to capture
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 39:12, Numbers 5:13, Numbers 31:27, Deuteronomy 9:17, Deuteronomy 20:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8610; TAHOT Proverbs 30:9 word 10
שֵׁ֣םshem[the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Proverbs 30:9 word 11
אֱלֹהָֽי\׃\ \פ'e.lo.HaiGod my
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 30:9 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Otherwise | → | פֶּן־ H6435 lest |
| I may have too much | → | שָׂבֵעַ H7646 to satisfy |
| and deny You | → | כָּחַשׁ H3584 to deceive |
| saying | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| is the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| Or | → | פֶּן־ H6435 lest |
| I may become poor | → | יָרַשׁ H3423I to possess: poor |
| and steal | → | גָּנַב H1589 to steal |
| profaning | → | תָּפַשׂ H8610 to capture |
| the name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| of my God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
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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