Proverbs
Proverbs 24:27
27Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field;
after that, you may build your house.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete | הָ֘כֵ֤ן | hā·ḵên | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| your outdoor | בַּח֨וּץ׀ | ba·ḥūṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2351 the outside |
| work | מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ | mə·laḵ·te·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4399 occupation, work |
| and prepare | וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ | wə·‘at·tə·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6257 be ready |
| your field | בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה | baś·śā·ḏeh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| after that | אַ֝חַ֗ר | ’a·ḥar | Adverb | H310 behind |
| you may build | וּבָנִ֥יתָ | ū·ḇā·nî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| your house | בֵיתֶֽךָ׃פ | ḇê·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 14:28–30 · 1 Kings 5:17–18 · 1 Kings 6:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.