Proverbs 16:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.”

Proverbs 16:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 16:118 words

HebrewMeaning

פֶּ֤לֶסpeles

scalesnounH6425

weight

וּ/מֹאזְנֵ֣יwmōʾzənēy

balancesconjH3976

מִ֭שְׁפָּטmišəpāṭ

ceremonynounH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

לַֽ/יהוָ֑הlayhwāh

LORDpronH3068

the Lord. Compare

מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗/הוּmaʿăśēhw

actnounH4639

art · bakemeat · business · deed ···

כָּלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

אַבְנֵיʾabənēy

(chalk-nounH68

carbuncle · mason · plummet · hail- ···

כִֽיסkiys

bagnounH3599

cup · purse

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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