Proverbs 31:3 Go deeper

Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. (KJV)

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אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 31:3 word 1

תִּתֵּ֣ןti.Tenyou give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:3 word 2

לַנָּשִׁ֣יםla.na.Shimto <the> women

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

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

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:3 word 3

חֵילֶ֑ךָchei.Le.khastrength your

Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: strength

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 47:6, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 24:18, Deuteronomy 3:18, Joshua 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2428G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:3 word 4

וּ֝דְרָכֶ֗יךָu.de.ra.Khei.khaand ways your

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

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

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:3 word 5

לַֽמְח֥וֹתlam.Chotto wiping out

Lemma: מָחָה (ma.chah) · Strong's: H4229A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to wipe

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:23, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 32:32, Exodus 32:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4229A; TAHOT Proverbs 31:3 word 6

מְלָכִֽין\׃me.la.Khinkings

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Proverbs 31:3 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
spend	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
your strength	→	חַ֫יִל H2428G strength
on women	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
or your vigor	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
on those who ruin	→	מָחָה H4229A to wipe
kings	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king

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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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