“Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.”
Proverbs 17:5 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 17:58 words
HebrewMeaning
לֹעֵ֣גlōʿēg
one who mocksverbH3932
laugh · mock · stammering
לָ֭/רָשׁlārāš
the poor personpronH7326
needy · poor
חֵרֵ֣ףḥērēp
he reproachesverbH2778
blaspheme · defy · jeopard · rail ···
עֹשֵׂ֑/הוּʿōśēhw
maker hisverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
שָׂמֵ֥חַśāmēḥa
a person joyfuladjH8056
joyful · merry · -ily) · rejoice
לְ֝/אֵ֗ידləʾēyd
for calamitypronH343
destruction
לֹ֣אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִנָּקֶֽהyināqeh
he will go unpunishedverbH5352
altogether · be blameless · cleanse · clear ···
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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