Proverbs 25:21 — King James Version← Study notes

“If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:”

Proverbs 25:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 25:219 words

HebrewMeaning

אִםʾim

(andconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

רָעֵ֣בrāʿēb

hunger bittenadjH7457

hungry

שֹׂ֭נַאֲ/ךָśōnaʾăkā

enemyverbH8130

foe · hate(-ful · -r) · odious ···

הַאֲכִלֵ֣/הוּhaʾăkilēhw

burn upverbH398

at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···

לָ֑חֶםlāḥem

breadnounH3899

eat · food · fruit · loaf ···

וְ/אִםwəʾim

(andconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

צָ֝מֵ֗אṣāmēʾ

thirst(-ethadjH6771

-y)

הַשְׁקֵ֥/הוּhašəqēhw

cause to (giveverbH8248

give to · let · make to) drink · drown ···

מָֽיִםmāyim

waternounH4325

piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···

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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