“The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”
Proverbs 22:7 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 22:77 words
HebrewMeaning
עָ֭שִׁירʿāšiyr
a rich personadjH6223
בְּ/רָשִׁ֣יםbərāšiym
over poor peoplepronH7326
needy · poor
יִמְשׁ֑וֹלyiməšwōl
he rulesverbH4910
make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···
וְ/עֶ֥בֶדwəʿebed
and is a servantconjH5650
bondage · servant · servant
לֹ֝וֶ֗הlōweh
a borrowerverbH3867
borrow · cleave · join · lend
לְ/אִ֣ישׁləʾiyš
of a personpronH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
מַלְוֶֽהmaləweh
a lenderverbH3867
borrow · cleave · join · lend
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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