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Proverbs 18:16 Interlinear

“gift A man's maketh room him before great men for him and bringeth”

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Proverbs 18 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	מַתָּ֣ן	H4976	gift	a present
2	אָ֭דָם	H120	A man's	ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
3	יַרְחִ֣יב	H7337	maketh room	to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)
4	ל֑וֹ	H0
5	וְלִפְנֵ֖י	H6440	him before	the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
6	גְדֹלִ֣ים	H1419	great men	great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
7	יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃	H5148	for him and bringeth	to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)

Proverbs 18:16 (current)gift A man's maketh room him before great men for him and bringeth