Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 28:2 Interlinear
“For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בְּפֶ֣שַֽׁע | H6588 | For the transgression | a revolt (national, moral or religious) |
| 2 | אֶ֭רֶץ | H776 | of a land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 3 | רַבִּ֣ים | H7227 | many | abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) |
| 4 | שָׂרֶ֑יהָ | H8269 | are the princes | a head person (of any rank or class) |
| 5 | וּבְאָדָ֥ם | H120 | thereof but by a man | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 6 | מֵבִ֥ין | H995 | of understanding | to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand |
| 7 | יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ | H3045 | and knowledge | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 8 | כֵּ֣ן | H3651 | the state | properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner |
| 9 | יַאֲרִֽיךְ׃ | H748 | thereof shall be prolonged | to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively) |
Verse Context
Proverbs 28:1flee when no man pursueth The wicked but the righteous as a lion...
Proverbs 28:2 (current)For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged
Proverbs 28:3man A poor that oppresseth the poor rain is like a sweeping...