Proverbs 17:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.”

Proverbs 17:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:29 words

HebrewMeaning

עֶֽבֶדʿebed

bondmannounH5650

bondage · servant · servant

מַשְׂכִּ֗ילmaśəkiyl

considerverbH7919

expert · instruct · prosper · prudent ···

יִ֭מְשֹׁלyiməšōl

(haveverbH4910

make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···

בְּ/בֵ֣ןbəbēn

sonpronH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

מֵבִ֑ישׁmēbiyš

(beverbH954

make · bring to · cause · put to ···

וּ/בְ/ת֥וֹךְwbətwōkə

amongconjH8432

between · half · (there- · where-) ···

אַ֝חִ֗יםʾaḥiym

brothernounH251

brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'

יַחֲלֹ֥קyaḥălōq

dealverbH2505

distribute · divide · flatter · give ···

נַחֲלָֽהnaḥălāh

heritagenounH5159

to inherit · inheritance · possession. Compare

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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