Proverbs 5:21 Go deeper

For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD , and he pondereth all his goings. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 5:21 word 1

נֹ֨כַח\׀No.khachbefore

Lemma: נֹ֫כַח (no.khach) · Strong's: H5227

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: before

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 25:21, Genesis 30:38, Exodus 14:2, Exodus 26:35, Exodus 40:24, Numbers 19:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5227; TAHOT Proverbs 5:21 word 2

עֵינֵ֣י'ei.Nei[the] eyes of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 5:21 word 3

יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 5:21 word 4

דַּרְכֵי\־dar.khei-[the] ways of

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)

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 5:21 word 5

אִ֑ישׁ'Isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 5:21 word 6

וְֽכָל\־ve.kholand 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 5:21 word 7

מַעְגְּלֹתָ֥יוma'.ge.lo.Tavtracks his

Lemma: מַעְגָּל (ma.gal) · Strong's: H4570

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: track

Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:20, 1 Samuel 26:5, 1 Samuel 26:7, Psalms 17:5, Psalms 23:3, Psalms 65:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4570; TAHOT Proverbs 5:21 word 8

מְפַלֵּֽס\׃me.fa.Les[he is] making level

Lemma: פָּלַס (pa.las) · Strong's: H6424

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to envy

Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 58:2, Psalms 78:50, Proverbs 4:26, Proverbs 5:6, Isaiah 26:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6424; TAHOT Proverbs 5:21 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי H3588A for
a man’s	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
are before	→	נֹ֫כַח H5227 before
the eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
and [the LORD] examines	→	פָּלַס H6424 to envy
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
his paths	→	מַעְגָּל H4570 track

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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