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Proverbs 21:3 — King James Version← Study notes

To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.


Proverbs 21:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 21:36 words
HebrewMeaning
עֲ֭שֹׂהʿăśōh
accomplishverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
צְדָקָ֣הṣədāqāh
justicenounH6666
moderately · right (act · -ly · -ness)
וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑טwmišəpāṭ
ceremonyconjH4941
adversary · charge · crime · custom ···
נִבְחָ֖רnibəḥār
acceptableverbH977
appoint · choose · excellent · join ···
לַ/יהוָ֣הlayhwāh
LORDpronH3068
the Lord. Compare
מִ/זָּֽבַחmizābaḥ
offerpronH2077
sacrifice
Words 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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