Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #275256

OSHB Prov 22:1 נִבְחָר (niⱱḩār) Strongs=977 Lemma=‘בָּחַר’
contextual word gloss=‘[is]_to_be_chosen’ word gloss=‘Chosen’
Morphology=VNrmsa PoS=niphal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1000

Note: These word pages enable you to click through to the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (OSHB) that the Open English Translation Old Testament is translated from. The OSHB is based on the Westminster Leningrad Codex (WLC). (We are still searching for a digitized facsimile of the Leningradensis manuscript that we can easily link to. See this list and this archive for now.) This is all part of the commitment of the Open English Translation team to be transparent about all levels of the Bible translation process right back to the original manuscripts.

Other uses (5) of identical word form נִבְחָר (Morphology=VNrmsa PoS=niphal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘נִבְחָר’ (Morphology=VNrmsa PoS=niphal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 3 different glosses: ‘[is]_chosen’, ‘[is]_to_be_chosen’, ‘chosen’.

PROV 8:10 contextual word gloss=‘chosen’ word gloss=‘choice’ OSHB PROV 8:10 word 7

OET-LV: 10 Take discipline _of_my and_not silver and_knowledge more_than _gold chosen. (PRO_8:10)

OET-RV: 10 Choose my instruction over silver,
⇔ ≈ and knowledge rather than shiny gold, (PRO 8:10)

PROV 8:19 contextual word gloss=‘chosen’ word gloss=‘choice’ OSHB PROV 8:19 word 7

OET-LV: 19 is_good fruit _of_my more_than _gold and_more_than _pure _gold and_my _of_gain more_than _silver chosen. (PRO_8:19)

OET-RV: 19 My fruit is better than purest gold,
⇔ and my produce is better than choice silver.
⇔ … (PRO 8:19)

PROV 10:20 contextual word gloss=‘chosen’ word gloss=‘choice’ OSHB PROV 10:20 word 2

OET-LV: 20 is_silver chosen the_tongue _of the_righteous the_heart _of wicked_people is_like_a _little. (PRO_10:20)

OET-RV: 20 The tongue of a godly person adds value like good silver,
⇔ ^ but the thoughts of the wicked are of little value. (PRO 10:20)

PROV 16:16 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_chosen’ word gloss=‘chosen’ OSHB PROV 16:16 word 8

OET-LV: 16 To _acquire wisdom how is_good more_than _gold and_to _acquire understanding is_chosen more_than _silver. (PRO_16:16)

OET-RV: 16 It’s better to acquire wisdom than gold,
⇔ and to choose understanding rather than silver. (PRO 16:16)

PROV 21:3 contextual word gloss=‘[is]_chosen’ word gloss=‘acceptable’ OSHB PROV 21:3 word 4

OET-LV: 3 To _do righteousness and_justice is_chosen to/for_YHWH more_than _sacrifice. (PRO_21:3)

OET-RV: 3 To do what’s right and fair
⇔ → is more desirable to Yahweh than sacrificing. (PRO 21:3)