Proverbs 25:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָג֣וֹ סִיגִ֣ים מִכָּ֑סֶף וַיֵּצֵ֖א לַצֹּרֵ֣ף כֶּֽלִי׃

Transliteration

hāgô sîgîm from-kāsep and-yēṣēʾ to-ṣōrēp kelî

Grammar Details

*hāgô*: qal infinitive absolute - remove/take away
*sîgîm*: noun, masculine plural - dross/impurities
*mi*: preposition - from
*kāsep*: noun, masculine singular - silver
*wa*: conjunction - and
*yēṣēʾ*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will come out/emerge
*la*: preposition - to/for
*ṣōrēp*: qal participle, masculine singular - refiner/silversmith
*kelî*: noun, masculine singular - vessel/utensil

Word Meanings

*hāgô*: remove/take away/purge
*sîgîm*: dross/impurities/refuse
*yēṣēʾ*: will come out/emerge/result
*ṣōrēp*: refiner/silversmith/one who smelts
*kelî*: vessel/utensil/object/implement

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

2 Tim 2:20-21 : 20 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some unto honor, and some unto dishonor. 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, {G2532} meet for the master's use, prepared unto every good work.
Prov 17:3 : 3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But Jehovah trieth the hearts.
Isa 1:25-27 : 25 and I will turn my hand upon thee, and thoroughly purge away thy dross, and will take away all thy tin; 26 and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called The city of righteousness, a faithful town. 27 Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with righteousness.
Ezek 22:18 : 18 Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
Mal 3:2-3 : 2 But who can abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap: 3 and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto Jehovah offerings in righteousness.
1 Pet 1:7 : 7 that the proof of your faith, [being] more precious than gold that perisheth though it is proved by fire, may be found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ:

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