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1 Samuel 2:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.”

1 Samuel 2:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 2:76 words
HebrewMeaning
יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
מוֹרִ֣ישׁmwōriyš
is making poorverbH3423
consume · destroy · disinherit · dispossess ···
וּ/מַעֲשִׁ֑ירwmaʿăšiyr
and is making richconjH6238
en- · make · make self · wax) rich ···
מַשְׁפִּ֖ילmašəpiyl
he is bringing lowverbH8213
bring (cast · put) down · debase · humble ···
אַףʾap
alsoparticleH637
although · and (furthermore · yet) · but ···
מְרוֹמֵֽםmərwōmēm
is exaltingverbH7311
exalt · extol · give · go up ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Omar HassanNote1mo ago
Lessons in obedience - 1 Samuel 2
God is faithful in every circumstance. Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. My grandmother used to quote this v...
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