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She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. (KJV)
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גְּמָלַ֣תְהוּge.ma.Lat.hushe feeds him
Lemma: גָּמַל (ga.mal) · Strong's: H1580
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
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 31:12 word 1
ט֣וֹבTovgood
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: good
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Proverbs 31:12 word 2
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and 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 31:12 word 3
רָ֑עRa'evil
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: bad: evil
Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Proverbs 31:12 word 4
כֹּ֝֗לKolall
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 31:12 word 5
יְמֵ֣יye.Mei[the] days of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:12 word 6
חַיֶּֽיה\׃chai.Yeihlife her
Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: life
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Proverbs 31:12 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| She brings him | → | גָּמַל H1580 to wean |
| good | → | טוֹב H2896B good |
| and not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| harm | → | רַע H7451B bad: evil |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of her life | → | חַיִּים H2416E life |
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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