Proverbs 28:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged.”

Proverbs 28:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 28:29 words

HebrewMeaning

בְּ/פֶ֣שַֽׁעbəpešaʿ

rebellionpronH6588

sin · transgression · trespass

אֶ֭רֶץʾereṣ

earthnounH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

רַבִּ֣יםrabiym

abound(-undanceadjH7227

-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···

שָׂרֶ֑י/הָśāreyhā

captainnounH8269

chief · general · governor · keeper ···

וּ/בְ/אָדָ֥םwbəʾādām

man (meanconjH120

another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···

מֵבִ֥יןmēbiyn

attendverbH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

יֹ֝דֵ֗עַyōdēʿa

acknowledgeverbH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

כֵּ֣ןkēn

-wardparticleH3651

after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···

יַאֲרִֽיךְyaʾăriykə

deferverbH748

draw out · lengthen · (be · become ···

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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