Proverbs

Proverbs 30:25–28

25The ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;

26the rock badgersb are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;

27the locusts have no king, yet they all advance in formation;

28and the lizard can be caught in one’s hands, yet it is found in the palaces of kings.

Footnotes

  • b 30:26 Or the coneys or the hyraxes

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Proverbs 30:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The antsהַ֭נְּמָלִיםhan·nə·mā·lîmArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH5244 ant
are creaturesעַ֣ם‘amNoun - masculine singularH5971 people
of littleלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
strengthעָ֑ז‘āzAdjective - masculine singularH5794 strong, mighty, fierce
yet they store upוַיָּכִ֖ינוּway·yā·ḵî·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3559 be firm
their foodלַחְמָֽם׃laḥ·māmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3899 bread, food
in the summerבַקַּ֣יִץḇaq·qa·yiṣPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7019 summer, summer-fruit

Proverbs 30:26

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the rock badgersשְׁ֭פַנִּיםšə·p̲an·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH8227 rock-badger
are creaturesעַ֣ם‘amNoun - masculine singularH5971 people
of littleלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
powerעָצ֑וּם‘ā·ṣūmAdjective - masculine singularH6099 mighty, numerous
yet they makeוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּway·yā·śî·mūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7760 put, place, set
their homesבֵּיתָֽם׃bê·ṯāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH1004 house
in the rocksבַסֶּ֣לַעḇas·se·la‘Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5553 crag, cliff

Proverbs 30:27

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the locustsלָאַרְבֶּ֑הlā·’ar·behPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH697 locust
have noאֵ֣ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
kingמֶ֭לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singularH4428 king
yet they allכֻּלּֽוֹ׃kul·lōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
advanceוַיֵּצֵ֖אway·yê·ṣêConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
in formationחֹצֵ֣ץḥō·ṣêṣVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2686 chop, pierce, sever

Proverbs 30:28

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and the lizardשְׂ֭מָמִיתśə·mā·mît̲Noun - feminine singularH8079 lizard
can be caughtתְּתַפֵּ֑שׂtə·ṯap·pêśVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH8610 lay hold of, wield
in one’s handsבְּיָדַ֣יִםbə·yā·ḏa·yimPreposition-b; Noun - fdH3027 hand
yet itוְ֝הִ֗יאwə·hîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
in the palacesבְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbə·hê·ḵə·lêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH1964 palace, temple
of kingsמֶֽלֶךְ׃פme·leḵNoun - masculine singularH4428 king

Cross-references

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Proverbs 30:25 Proverbs 6:6–8

Proverbs 30:26 Psalm 104:18 · Leviticus 11:5

Proverbs 30:27 Psalm 105:34 · Joel 1:6–7 · Exodus 10:4–6 · Joel 2:25 · Joel 2:7–11 · Exodus 10:13–15 · Revelation 9:3–11 · Joel 1:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.