“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
when increasepronH7235
archer (by mistake for
צַ֭דִּיקִיםṣadiyqiym
righteous peopleadjH6662
lawful · righteous
יִשְׂמַ֣חyiśəmaḥ
it rejoicesverbH8055
be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···
הָ/עָ֑םhāʿām
the peopleparticleH5971
men · nation · people
וּ/בִ/מְשֹׁ֥לwbiməšōl
and when rulesconjH4910
make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···
רָ֝שָׁ֗עrāšāʿ
a wicked personadjH7563
condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong
יֵאָ֥נַֽחyēʾānaḥ
it sighsverbH584
mourn · sigh
עָֽםʿām
a 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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