Proverbs 31:5 Go deeper

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. (KJV)

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פֶּן\־pen-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 31:5 word 1

יִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.tehhe should drink

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

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 31:5 word 2

וְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.Kachand he may forget

Lemma: שָׁכַח (sha.khach) · Strong's: H7911

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)

Meaning: to forget

Used 102 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 40:23, Genesis 41:30, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7911; TAHOT Proverbs 31:5 word 3

מְחֻקָּ֑קme.chu.Kak[what] is decreed

Lemma: חָקַק (cha.qaq) · Strong's: H2710

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)

Meaning: to decree

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Numbers 21:18, Deuteronomy 33:21, Judges 5:9, Judges 5:14, Job 19:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2710; TAHOT Proverbs 31:5 word 4

וִֽ֝ישַׁנֶּהVi.sha.nehand he may change

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.nah) · Strong's: H8138A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpu3ms)

Meaning: to change

Used 13 times. Also: 1 Samuel 21:13, 1 Kings 14:2, Esther 1:7, Esther 2:9, Esther 3:8, Job 14:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8138A; TAHOT Proverbs 31:5 word 5

דִּ֣יןdin[the] cause of

Lemma: דִּין (din) · Strong's: H1779

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

Meaning: judgment

Used 19 times. Also: Deuteronomy 17:8, Esther 1:13, Job 35:14, Job 36:17, Psalms 9:4, Psalms 76:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1779; TAHOT Proverbs 31:5 word 6

כָּל\־kol-all

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 31:5 word 7

בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[the] sons of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121I

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

Meaning: son: type of

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 17:27, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25, Judges 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121I; TAHOT Proverbs 31:5 word 8

עֹֽנִי\׃'O.niaffliction

Lemma: עֳנִי (o.ni) · Strong's: H6040

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

Meaning: affliction

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 16:11, Genesis 29:32, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 41:52, Exodus 3:7, Exodus 3:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6040; TAHOT Proverbs 31:5 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

lest	→	פֶּן־ H6435 lest
they drink	→	שָׁתָה H8354 to drink
and forget	→	שָׁכַח H7911 to forget
what is decreed	→	חָקַק H2710 to decree
depriving	→	שָׁנָה H8138A to change
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the oppressed	→	בֵּן H1121I son: type of
. . .	→	עֳנִי H6040 affliction
of justice	→	דִּין H1779 judgment

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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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