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When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨\׀be.hit.hal.lekh.Khawhen walking about you

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVtcc)

Meaning: to go: walk

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Proverbs 6:22 word 1

תַּנְחֶ֬הtan.Chehit will guide

Lemma: נָחָה (na.chah) · Strong's: H5148

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)

Meaning: to lead

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 32:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5148; TAHOT Proverbs 6:22 word 2

אֹתָ֗ךְ'o.Takh<obj.> you

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Proverbs 6:22 word 3

בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָBe.sha.khe.be.khawhen lying down you

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT Proverbs 6:22 word 4

תִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.Morit will watch

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Proverbs 6:22 word 5

עָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaover you

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:22 word 6

וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָva.ha.ki.Tzo.taand you will awake

Lemma: קִיץ (quts) · Strong's: H6974

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhq2ms)

Meaning: to awake

Used 22 times. Also: 1 Samuel 26:12, 2 Kings 4:31, Job 14:12, Psalms 3:5, Psalms 17:15, Psalms 35:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6974; TAHOT Proverbs 6:22 word 7

הִ֣יאhi'it

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Proverbs 6:22 word 8

תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ\׃te.si.Che.khait will speak to you

Lemma: שִׂיחַ (si.ach) · Strong's: H7878

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to muse

Used 20 times. Also: Judges 5:10, 1 Chronicles 16:9, Job 7:11, Job 12:8, Psalms 55:17, Psalms 69:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7878; TAHOT Proverbs 6:22 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

When you walk	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
they will guide you	→	נָחָה H5148 to lead
when you	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
lie down	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
they will watch	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
over you	→	עַל H5921A upon
when you awake	→	קִיץ H6974 to awake
they	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
will speak to you	→	שִׂיחַ H7878 to muse

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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