“A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.”
Proverbs 11:1 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 11:17 words
HebrewMeaning
מֹאזְנֵ֣יmōʾzənēy
scales ofnounH3976
מִ֭רְמָהmirəmāh
deceitnounH4820
deceit(-ful · -fully) · false · feigned ···
תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtwōʿăbat
are the abomination ofnounH8441
thing) · abomination
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
וְ/אֶ֖בֶןwəʾeben
and a weightconjH68
carbuncle · mason · plummet · hail- ···
שְׁלֵמָ֣הšəlēmāh
perfectadjH8003
just · made ready · peaceable · perfect ···
רְצוֹנֽ/וֹrəṣwōnwō
is pleasure hisnounH7522
-ed) · delight · desire · favour ···
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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