Proverbs 19:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.”

Proverbs 19:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 19:177 words

HebrewMeaning

מַלְוֵ֣הmaləwēh

abide withverbH3867

borrow · cleave · join · lend

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

ח֣וֹנֵֽןḥwōnēn

beseechverbH2603

fair · (be · find · shew) favour ···

דָּ֑לdāl

leanadjH1800

needy · poor · weaker

וּ֝/גְמֻל֗/וֹwgəmulwō

benefitconjH1576

as hast served · desert · deserving · that which he hath given ···

יְשַׁלֶּםyəšalem

make amendsverbH7999

end · finish · full · give again ···

לֽ/וֹlwō

pron

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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