Proverbs 4:27 Go deeper

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. (KJV)

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אַֽל\־'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 4:27 word 1

תֵּט\־tet-you turn aside

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

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

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Proverbs 4:27 word 2

יָמִ֥יןya.Minright

Lemma: יָמִין (ya.min) · Strong's: H3225G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: right

Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Genesis 48:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3225G; TAHOT Proverbs 4:27 word 3

וּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.Moland left

Lemma: שְׂמֹאל (se.mo.l) · Strong's: H8040G

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

Meaning: left

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 13:9, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14, Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8040G; TAHOT Proverbs 4:27 word 4

הָסֵ֖רha.Serturn aside

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Proverbs 4:27 word 5

רַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.Khafoot your

Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: foot

Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Proverbs 4:27 word 6

מֵרָֽע\׃me.Ra'from evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Proverbs 4:27 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
swerve	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
to the right	→	יָמִין H3225G right
or to the left	→	שְׂמֹאל H8040G left
turn	→	סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart
your feet {away}	→	רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot
from evil	→	רַע H7451H bad: evil

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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