Proverbs 5:14 Go deeper

I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. (KJV)

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כִּ֭מְעַטKim.'atlike a little

Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592

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

Meaning: little

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Proverbs 5:14 word 1

הָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiI was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Proverbs 5:14 word 2

בְכָל\־ve.khol-in every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

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 5:14 word 3

רָ֑עRa'calamity

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 5:14 word 4

בְּת֖וֹךְbe.Tokhin among

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

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

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Proverbs 5:14 word 5

קָהָ֣לka.Hal[the] assembly

Lemma: קָהָל (qa.hal) · Strong's: H6951

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

Meaning: assembly

Used 123 times. Also: Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 48:4, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 16:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6951; TAHOT Proverbs 5:14 word 6

וְעֵדָֽה\׃ve.'e.Dahand [the] congregation

Lemma: עֵדָה (e.dah) · Strong's: H5712

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

Meaning: congregation

Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:6, Exodus 12:19, Exodus 12:47, Exodus 16:1, Exodus 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5712; TAHOT Proverbs 5:14 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

I am	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
on the brink	→	מְעַט H4592 little
of utter	→	כֹּל H3605 all
ruin	→	רַע H7451B bad: evil
in the midst	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
of the whole assembly	→	קָהָל H6951 assembly
. . .	→	עֵדָה H5712 congregation

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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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