Proverbs 22:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.”

Proverbs 22:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 22:238 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

יָרִ֣יבyāriyb

adversaryverbH7378

chide · complain · contend · debate ···

רִיבָ֑/םriybām

causenounH7379

adversary · chiding · contend · controversy ···

וְ/קָבַ֖עwəqābaʿ

robconjH6906

spoil

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

קֹבְעֵי/הֶ֣םqōbəʿēyhem

robverbH6906

spoil

נָֽפֶשׁnāpeš

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

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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