Proverbs 25:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Take awayהָגֹ֣ו
(ha·gov)
1898: to removea prim. root
the drossסִיגִ֣ים
(si·gim)
5509: a moving back or away, drossfrom sug
from the silver,מִכָּ֑סֶף
(mik·ka·sef;)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
And there comesוַיֵּצֵ֖א
(vai·ye·tze)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out a vesselכֶּֽלִי׃
(ke·li.)
3627: an article, utensil, vesselfrom kalah
for the smith;לַצֹּרֵ֣ף
(la·tzo·ref)
6884: to smelt, refine, testa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Take away
hagah  (haw-gaw')
to remove -- stay, stay away.
the dross
ciyg  (seeg)
scoria -- dross.
from the silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
and there shall come forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
a vessel
kliy  (kel-ee')
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) -- armour (-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.
for the finer
tsaraph  (tsaw-raf')
to fuse (metal), i.e. refine -- cast, (re-)fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith;

King James Bible
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Remove impurities from silver, and a vessel will be produced for a silversmith.

International Standard Version
Purge the dross from the silver, and material for a vessel comes forth for the silversmith.

NET Bible
Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Select dross from silver so that a pure item may come forth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Take the impurities out of silver, and a vessel is ready for the silversmith to mold.

King James 2000 Bible
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the refiner.
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