Proverbs 5:9 Go deeper

Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: (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 5:9 word 1

תִּתֵּ֣ןti.Tenyou should give

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Proverbs 5:9 word 2

לַאֲחֵרִ֣יםla.'a.che.Rimto others

Lemma: אַחֵר (a.cher) · Strong's: H0312

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: another

Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0312; TAHOT Proverbs 5:9 word 3

הוֹדֶ֑ךָho.De.khavigor your

Lemma: הוֹד (hod) · Strong's: H1935

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

Meaning: splendor

Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 27:20, 1 Chronicles 16:27, 1 Chronicles 29:11, 1 Chronicles 29:25, Job 37:22, Job 39:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1935; TAHOT Proverbs 5:9 word 4

וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָu.she.no.Tei.khaand years your

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

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

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Proverbs 5:9 word 5

לְאַכְזָרִֽי\׃le.'akh.za.Rito a cruel [person]

Lemma: אַכְזָרִי (akh.za.ri) · Strong's: H0394

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: cruel

Used 8 times. Also: Proverbs 11:17, Proverbs 12:10, Proverbs 17:11, Isaiah 13:9, Jeremiah 6:23, Jeremiah 30:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0394; TAHOT Proverbs 5:9 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

lest	→	פֶּן־ H6435 lest
you concede	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
your vigor	→	הוֹד H1935 splendor
to others	→	אַחֵר H0312 another
and your years	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
to one who is cruel	→	אַכְזָרִי H0394 cruel

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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