“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
a servantnounH5650
bondage · servant · servant
מַשְׂכִּ֗ילmaśəkiyl
who acts prudentlyverbH7919
expert · instruct · prosper · prudent ···
יִ֭מְשֹׁלyiməšōl
he will ruleverbH4910
make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···
בְּ/בֵ֣ןbəbēn
over a sonpronH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
מֵבִ֑ישׁmēbiyš
who acts shamefullyverbH954
make · bring to · cause · put to ···
וּ/בְ/ת֥וֹךְwbətwōkə
and in amongconjH8432
between · half · (there- · where-) ···
אַ֝חִ֗יםʾaḥiym
brothersnounH251
brother; kindred · like · other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'
יַחֲלֹ֥קyaḥălōq
he will shareverbH2505
distribute · divide · flatter · give ···
נַחֲלָֽהnaḥălāh
the inheritancenounH5159
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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