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Proverbs 28:8 — King James Version← Study notes

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.


Proverbs 28:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 28:88 words
HebrewMeaning
מַרְבֶּ֣הmarəbeh
abundanceverbH7235
archer (by mistake for
ה֭וֹנ/וֹhwōnwō
enoughnounH1952
for nought · riches · substance · wealth
בְּ/נֶ֣שֶׁךְbənešekə
usurypronH5392
ו/ב/תרביתwbtrbyt
increaseconjH8636
unjust gain
וְ/תַרְבִּ֑יתwətarəbiyt
increaseconjH8636
unjust gain
לְ/חוֹנֵ֖ןləḥwōnēn
beseechpronH2603
fair · (be · find · shew) favour ···
דַּלִּ֣יםdaliym
leanadjH1800
needy · poor · weaker
יִקְבְּצֶֽ/נּוּyiqəbəṣenw
assembleverbH6908
gather (together · selves together · up) · heap ···
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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