The Meaning of Proverbs 7:20 Explained

Proverbs 7:20

KJV: He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

YLT: A bag of money he hath taken in his hand, At the day of the new moon he cometh to his house.'

Darby: he hath taken the money-bag with him, he will come home on the day of the full moon.

ASV: He hath taken a bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He hath taken  a bag  of money  with him,  [and] will come  home  at the day  appointed. 

What does Proverbs 7:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 7

1  Solomon persuades to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom
6  In an example of his own experience he shows
10  the cunning of a harlot
22  and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton
24  He detests such wickedness

What do the individual words in Proverbs 7:20 mean?

A bag of money He has taken with him on day the appointed [And] will come home
צְֽרוֹר־ הַ֭כֶּסֶף לָקַ֣ח בְּיָד֑וֹ לְי֥וֹם הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶא יָבֹ֥א בֵיתֽוֹ

צְֽרוֹר־  A  bag 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: צְרֹור 
Sense: bundle, parcel, pouch, bag (as packed).
הַ֭כֶּסֶף  of  money 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
לָקַ֣ח  He  has  taken 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
בְּיָד֑וֹ  with  him 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
לְי֥וֹם  on  day 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶא  the  appointed 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶא 
Sense: full moon.
יָבֹ֥א  [And]  will  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בֵיתֽוֹ  home 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.

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