Proverbs 28:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.”

Proverbs 28:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 28:38 words

HebrewMeaning

גֶּ֣בֶרgeber

a mannounH1397

man · mighty

רָ֭שׁrāš

poorverbH7326

needy · poor

וְ/עֹשֵׁ֣קwəʿōšēq

and who oppressesconjH6231

deceive · defraud · drink up · oppress ···

דַּלִּ֑יםdaliym

poor peopleadjH1800

needy · poor · weaker

מָטָ֥רmāṭār

rainnounH4306

סֹ֝חֵ֗ףsōḥēp

which washes awayverbH5502

וְ/אֵ֣יןwəʾēyn

and there notconjH369

except · fail · less · be gone ···

לָֽחֶםlāḥem

is foodnounH3899

eat · food · fruit · loaf ···

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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