Proverbs 8:10 Go deeper

Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

קְחֽוּ\־ke.chu-take

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:10 word 1

מוּסָרִ֥יmu.sa.Ridiscipline my

Lemma: מוּסָר (mu.sar) · Strong's: H4148H

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

Meaning: discipline: instruction

Used 19 times. Also: Job 36:10, Proverbs 1:2, Proverbs 1:3, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 1:8, Proverbs 4:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4148H; TAHOT Proverbs 8:10 word 2

וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may not [you take]

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 8:10 word 3

כָּ֑סֶףKa.sefsilver

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:10 word 4

וְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atand knowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Proverbs 8:10 word 5

מֵחָר֥וּץme.cha.Rutzmore than gold

Lemma: חָרוּץ (cha.ruts) · Strong's: H2742D

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: gold

Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 68:13, Proverbs 3:14, Proverbs 8:19, Proverbs 16:16, Zechariah 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2742D; TAHOT Proverbs 8:10 word 6

נִבְחָֽר\׃niv.Charchosen

Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to choose

Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Proverbs 8:10 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Receive	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
my instruction	→	מוּסָר H4148H discipline: instruction
instead of	→	אַל H0408 not
silver	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
and knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
rather than pure	→	בָּחַר H0977 to choose
gold	→	חָרוּץ H2742D gold

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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