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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 28:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 28:38 words
HebrewMeaning
גֶּ֣בֶרgeber
every onenounH1397
man · mighty
רָ֭שׁrāš
lackverbH7326
needy · poor
וְ/עֹשֵׁ֣קwəʿōšēq
get deceitfullyconjH6231
deceive · defraud · drink up · oppress ···
דַּלִּ֑יםdaliym
leanadjH1800
needy · poor · weaker
מָטָ֥רmāṭār
rainnounH4306
סֹ֝חֵ֗ףsōḥēp
sweepverbH5502
וְ/אֵ֣יןwəʾēyn
elseconjH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
לָֽחֶםlāḥem
breadnounH3899
eat · food · fruit · loaf ···
Words 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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