“For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.”
Proverbs 25:7 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 25:712 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֤יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
ט֥וֹבṭwōb
is betteradjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
אֲמָרʾămār
to sayverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לְ/ךָ֗ləkā
pron
עֲֽלֵ֫הʿălēh
come upverbH5927
ascend up · at once · break · bring ···
הֵ֥נָּהhēnāh
hereadvH2008
hither · now · on this side · since ···
מֵֽ֭/הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְ/ךָmēhašəpiyləkā
than to set low youpronH8213
bring (cast · put) down · debase · humble ···
לִ/פְנֵ֣יlipənēy
beforepronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
נָדִ֑יבnādiyb
a noble personadjH5081
liberal · noble · prince · willing
אֲשֶׁ֖רʾăšer
whomparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
רָא֣וּrāʾw
they have seenverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
עֵינֶֽי/ךָʿēyneykā
eyes yournounH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
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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