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Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, (KJV)
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מִי\־mi-who?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Proverbs 9:16 word 1
פֶ֭תִיFe.ti[is] naive
Lemma: פֶּ֫תִי (pe.ti) · Strong's: H6612A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: simple
Used 18 times. Also: Psalms 19:7, Psalms 116:6, Psalms 119:130, Proverbs 1:4, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6612A; TAHOT Proverbs 9:16 word 2
יָסֻ֣רya.Surlet him turn aside
Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to turn aside: depart
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Proverbs 9:16 word 3
הֵ֑נָּהHe.nahhere
Lemma: הֵ֫נָּה (hen.nah) · Strong's: H2008
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: here/thus
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 42:15, Genesis 44:28, Genesis 45:5, Genesis 45:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2008; TAHOT Proverbs 9:16 word 4
וַחֲסַר\־va.cha.sar-and [one] lacking of
Lemma: חָסֵר (cha.ser) · Strong's: H2638
Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)
Meaning: lacking
Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 21:15, 2 Samuel 3:29, 1 Kings 11:22, Proverbs 6:32, Proverbs 7:7, Proverbs 9:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2638; TAHOT Proverbs 9:16 word 5
לֵ֝֗בLevheart
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 9:16 word 6
וְאָ֣מְרָהve.'A.me.rahand she says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Proverbs 9:16 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Whoever | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| [is] simple | → | פֶּ֫תִי H6612A simple |
| let him turn in | → | סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart |
| here | → | הֵ֫נָּה H2008 here/thus |
| she says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to him | → | |
| who lacks | → | חָסֵר H2638 lacking |
| judgment | → | 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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