Proverbs 15:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.”

Proverbs 15:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 15:87 words

HebrewMeaning

זֶ֣בַחzebaḥ

offernounH2077

sacrifice

רְ֭שָׁעִיםrəšāʿiym

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtwōʿăbat

abominable (customnounH8441

thing) · abomination

יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

וּ/תְפִלַּ֖תwtəpilat

prayerconjH8605

יְשָׁרִ֣יםyəšāriym

convenientadjH3477

equity · Jasher · just · meet ···

רְצוֹנֽ/וֹrəṣwōnwō

acceptable(-ancenounH7522

-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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