Proverbs 29:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”

Proverbs 29:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 29:28 words

HebrewMeaning

בִּ/רְב֣וֹתbirəbwōt

abundancepronH7235

archer (by mistake for

צַ֭דִּיקִיםṣadiyqiym

justadjH6662

lawful · righteous

יִשְׂמַ֣חyiśəmaḥ

cheer upverbH8055

be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···

הָ/עָ֑םhāʿām

peopleparticleH5971

men · nation · people

וּ/בִ/מְשֹׁ֥לwbiməšōl

(haveconjH4910

make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···

רָ֝שָׁ֗עrāšāʿ

guiltyadjH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

יֵאָ֥נַֽחyēʾānaḥ

groanverbH584

mourn · sigh

עָֽםʿām

peoplenounH5971

men · nation · people

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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