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Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. (KJV)
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אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 7:25 word 1
יֵ֣שְׂטְYe.setit turn aside
Lemma: שָׂטָה (sa.tah) · Strong's: H7847
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)
Meaning: to turn aside
Used 6 times. Also: Numbers 5:12, Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:20, Numbers 5:29, Proverbs 4:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7847; TAHOT Proverbs 7:25 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Proverbs 7:25 word 3
דְּרָכֶ֣יהָde.ra.Khei.haways her
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
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 7:25 word 4
לִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaheart your
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 7:25 word 5
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 7:25 word 6
תֵּ֝תַעTe.ta'it go astray
Lemma: תָּעָה (ta.ah) · Strong's: H8582
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)
Meaning: to go astray
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 37:15, Exodus 23:4, 2 Kings 21:9, 2 Chronicles 33:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8582; TAHOT Proverbs 7:25 word 7
בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ\׃bin.ti.vo.Tei.hain pathways her
Lemma: נְתִיבָה (ne.ti.vah) · Strong's: H5410B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: path
Used 20 times. Also: Judges 5:6, Job 19:8, Job 24:13, Job 30:13, Job 38:20, Psalms 119:105 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5410B; TAHOT Proverbs 7:25 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| let your heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| turn aside | → | שָׂטָה H7847 to turn aside |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| her ways | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct |
| do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| stray | → | תָּעָה H8582 to go astray |
| into her paths | → | נְתִיבָה H5410B path |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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