Proverbs 20:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.”

Proverbs 20:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 20:238 words

HebrewMeaning

תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtwōʿăbat

abominable (customnounH8441

thing) · abomination

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

אֶ֣בֶןʾeben

(chalk-nounH68

carbuncle · mason · plummet · hail- ···

וָ/אָ֑בֶןwāʾāben

(chalk-conjH68

carbuncle · mason · plummet · hail- ···

וּ/מֹאזְנֵ֖יwmōʾzənēy

balancesconjH3976

מִרְמָ֣הmirəmāh

craftnounH4820

deceit(-ful · -fully) · false · feigned ···

לֹאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

טֽוֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

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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