Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 29:4 Interlinear
“The king by judgment establisheth the land but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מֶ֗לֶךְ | H4428 | The king | a king |
| 2 | בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּט | H4941 | by judgment | properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind |
| 3 | יַעֲמִ֣יד | H5975 | establisheth | to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) |
| 4 | אָ֑רֶץ | H776 | the land | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 5 | וְאִ֖ישׁ | H376 | but he | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 6 | תְּרוּמ֣וֹת | H8641 | that receiveth gifts | a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute |
| 7 | יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה׃ | H2040 | overthroweth | to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy |
Verse Context
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