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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 21:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 21:36 words
HebrewMeaning
עֲ֭שֹׂהʿăśōh
to doverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
צְדָקָ֣הṣədāqāh
righteousnessnounH6666
moderately · right (act · -ly · -ness)
וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑טwmišəpāṭ
and justiceconjH4941
adversary · charge · crime · custom ···
נִבְחָ֖רnibəḥār
is chosenverbH977
appoint · choose · excellent · join ···
לַ/יהוָ֣הlayhwāh
by YahwehpronH3068
the Lord. Compare
מִ/זָּֽבַחmizābaḥ
more than sacrificepronH2077
sacrifice
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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