“He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.”
Proverbs 18:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 18:177 words
HebrewMeaning
צַדִּ֣יקṣadiyq
is righteousadjH6662
lawful · righteous
הָ/רִאשׁ֣וֹןhāriʾšwōn
the firstparticleH7223
before · beginning · eldest · first ···
בְּ/רִיב֑/וֹbəriybwō
in case hispronH7379
adversary · chiding · contend · controversy ···
יבאybʾ
abideverbH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
וּ/בָֽאwbāʾ
abideconjH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
רֵ֝עֵ֗/הוּrēʿēhw
neighbor hisnounH7453
companion · fellow · friend · husband ···
וַ/חֲקָרֽ/וֹwaḥăqārwō
and he will examine himconjH2713
search · seek · sound · try
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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