Proverbs 28:21 — King James Version← Study notes

“To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.”

Proverbs 28:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 28:219 words

HebrewMeaning

הַֽכֵּרhakēr

acknowledgeverbH5234

could · deliver · discern · dissemble ···

פָּנִ֥יםpāniym

a- forenounH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

לֹאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

ט֑וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

וְ/עַלwəʿal

aboveconjH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

פַּתpat

meatnounH6595

morsel · piece

לֶ֝֗חֶםleḥem

breadnounH3899

eat · food · fruit · loaf ···

יִפְשַׁעyipəšaʿ

offendverbH6586

rebel · revolt · transgress(-ion · -or)

גָּֽבֶרgāber

every onenounH1397

man · mighty

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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