Proverbs 21:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.”

Proverbs 21:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 21:186 words

HebrewMeaning

כֹּ֣פֶרkōper

bribenounH3724

camphire · pitch · ransom · satisfaction ···

לַ/צַּדִּ֣יקlaṣadiyq

justpronH6662

lawful · righteous

רָשָׁ֑עrāšāʿ

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

וְ/תַ֖חַתwətaḥat

asconjH8478

beneath · flat · in · place ···

יְשָׁרִ֣יםyəšāriym

convenientadjH3477

equity · Jasher · just · meet ···

בּוֹגֵֽדbwōgēd

deal deceitfully (treacherouslyverbH898

unfaithfully) · offend · transgress · treacherous (dealer ···

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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