Proverbs 19:10 — King James Version← Study notes

“Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.”

Proverbs 19:10 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 19:109 words

HebrewMeaning

לֹֽאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

נָאוֶ֣הnāʾweh

becomethadjH5000

comely · seemly

לִ/כְסִ֣ילlikəsiyl

foolpronH3684

תַּעֲנ֑וּגtaʿănwg

delicatenounH8588

delight · pleasant

אַ֝֗ףʾap

alsoparticleH637

although · and (furthermore · yet) · but ···

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

לְ/עֶ֤בֶדləʿebed

bondmanpronH5650

bondage · servant · servant

מְשֹׁ֬לməšōl

(haveverbH4910

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

בְּ/שָׂרִֽיםbəśāriym

captainpronH8269

chief · general · governor · keeper ···

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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