Proverbs 6:28 Go deeper

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? (KJV)

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אִם\־'im-or?

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Proverbs 6:28 word 1

יְהַלֵּ֣ךְye.ha.Lekhwill he walk?

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

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 6:28 word 2

אִ֭ישׁ'isha man

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 6:28 word 3

עַל\־'al-on

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 6:28 word 4

הַגֶּחָלִ֑יםha.ge.cha.Lim<the> burning coals

Lemma: גַּחֶ֫לֶת (ge.chel) · Strong's: H1513

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: coal

Used 18 times. Also: Leviticus 16:12, 2 Samuel 14:7, 2 Samuel 22:9, 2 Samuel 22:13, Job 41:21, Psalms 18:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1513; TAHOT Proverbs 6:28 word 5

וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יוve.rag.Lavand feet his

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

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

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 6:28 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 6:28 word 7

תִכָּוֶֽינָה\׃ti.ka.Vei.nahwill they be scorched

Lemma: כָּוָה (ka.vah) · Strong's: H3554

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVNi3fp)

Meaning: to burn

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 43:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3554; TAHOT Proverbs 6:28 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Can	→	אִם H0518A if
a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
walk	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
hot coals	→	גַּחֶ֫לֶת H1513 coal
without	→	לֹא H3808 not
scorching	→	כָּוָה H3554 to burn
his feet	→	רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot

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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