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Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. (KJV)
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קָשְׁרֵ֥םka.she.Rembind them
Lemma: קָשַׁר (qa.shar) · Strong's: H7194
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to conspire
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 30:41, Genesis 30:42, Genesis 38:28, Genesis 44:30, Deuteronomy 6:8, Deuteronomy 11:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7194; TAHOT Proverbs 7:3 word 1
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 7:3 word 2
אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ'etz.be.'o.Tei.khafingers your
Lemma: אֶצְבַּע (ets.ba) · Strong's: H0676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: finger
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 8:19, Exodus 29:12, Exodus 31:18, Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 4:17, Leviticus 4:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0676; TAHOT Proverbs 7:3 word 3
כָּ֝תְבֵ֗םka.te.Vemwrite them
Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to write
Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Proverbs 7:3 word 4
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 7:3 word 5
ל֥וּחַLu.ach[the] tablet of
Lemma: לוּחַ (lu.ach) · Strong's: H3871
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tablet
Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 24:12, Exodus 27:8, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:16, Exodus 32:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3871; TAHOT Proverbs 7:3 word 6
לִבֶּֽךָ\׃li.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 7:3 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Tie them | → | קָשַׁר H7194 to conspire |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| your fingers | → | אֶצְבַּע H0676 finger |
| write them | → | כָּתַב H3789 to write |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the tablet | → | לוּחַ H3871 tablet |
| of your heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
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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