Proverbs 31:4 Go deeper

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: (KJV)

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אַ֤ל'almay not [it be]

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 31:4 word 1

לַֽמְלָכִ֨ים\׀lam.la.Khimfor <the> kings

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 31:4 word 2

לְֽמוֹאֵ֗לle.mo.'ElO Lemuel

Lemma: לְמוּאֵל (le.mu.el) · Strong's: H3927

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Lemuel

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 31:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3927; TAHOT Proverbs 31:4 word 3

אַ֣ל'almay not [it be]

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 31:4 word 4

לַֽמְלָכִ֣יםlam.la.Khimfor <the> kings

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 31:4 word 5

שְׁתוֹ\־she.tov-to drink

Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to drink

Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Proverbs 31:4 word 6

יָ֑יִןYa.yinwine

Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196

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

Meaning: wine

Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Proverbs 31:4 word 7

וּ֝לְרוֹזְנִ֗יםu.le.roz.Nimand for rulers

Lemma: רָזַן (ra.zan) · Strong's: H7336

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to rule

Used 6 times. Also: Judges 5:3, Psalms 2:2, Proverbs 8:15, Isaiah 40:23, Habakkuk 1:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7336; TAHOT Proverbs 31:4 word 8

שֵׁכָֽר\׃she.Kharstrong drink

Lemma: שֵׁכָר (she.khar) · Strong's: H7941

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

Meaning: strong drink

Used 23 times. Also: Leviticus 10:9, Numbers 6:3, Numbers 28:7, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 29:6, Judges 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7941; TAHOT Proverbs 31:4 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

It is not	→	אַל H0408 not
for kings	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
O Lemuel	→	לְמוּאֵל H3927 Lemuel
it is not	→	אַל H0408 not
for kings	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
to drink	→	שָׁתָה H8354 to drink
wine	→	יַ֫יִן H3196 wine
or for rulers	→	רָזַן H7336 to rule
[to crave]	→	H0176
strong drink	→	שֵׁכָר H7941 strong drink

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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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