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They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. (KJV)
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כֻּלָּ֣םku.Lamall of them
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 8:9 word 1
נְ֭כֹחִיםNe.kho.chim[are] right
Lemma: נָכֹחַ (na.kho.ach) · Strong's: H5228
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: straightforward
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 15:3, Proverbs 24:26, Isaiah 57:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5228; TAHOT Proverbs 8:9 word 2
לַמֵּבִ֑יןla.me.Vinto the discerning [person]
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Proverbs 8:9 word 3
וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvi.sha.Rimand upright
Lemma: יָשָׁר (ya.shar) · Strong's: H3477G
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: upright
Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:10, Deuteronomy 6:18, Deuteronomy 12:8, Deuteronomy 12:25, Deuteronomy 12:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3477G; TAHOT Proverbs 8:9 word 4
לְמֹ֣צְאֵיle.Mo.tze.'eito [those who] find
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Proverbs 8:9 word 5
דָֽעַת\׃Da.'at<of> 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 8:9 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They [are] | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| all plain | → | נָכֹחַ H5228 straightforward |
| to the discerning | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| and upright | → | יָשָׁר H3477G upright |
| to those who find | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| knowledge | → | דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge |
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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