Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 29:4 Interlinear

The king by judgment establisheth the land but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1מֶ֗לֶךְH4428The kinga king
2בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּטH4941by judgmentproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
3יַעֲמִ֣ידH5975establishethto stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
4אָ֑רֶץH776the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
5וְאִ֖ישׁH376but hea 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)
6תְּרוּמ֣וֹתH8641that receiveth giftsa present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tribute
7יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה׃H2040overthrowethto pull down or in pieces, break, destroy

Verse Context

Proverbs 29:3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father but he that keepeth company...
Proverbs 29:4 (current)The king by judgment establisheth the land but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth
Proverbs 29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour a net spreadeth...

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