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Proverbs 22:7 — King James Version← Study notes

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.


Proverbs 22:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 22:77 words
HebrewMeaning
עָ֭שִׁירʿāšiyr
richadjH6223
בְּ/רָשִׁ֣יםbərāšiym
lackpronH7326
needy · poor
יִמְשׁ֑וֹלyiməšwōl
(haveverbH4910
make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···
וְ/עֶ֥בֶדwəʿebed
bondmanconjH5650
bondage · servant · servant
לֹ֝וֶ֗הlōweh
abide withverbH3867
borrow · cleave · join · lend
לְ/אִ֣ישׁləʾiyš
manpronH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
מַלְוֶֽהmaləweh
abide withverbH3867
borrow · cleave · join · lend
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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