Proverbs 29:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.”

Proverbs 29:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 29:47 words

HebrewMeaning

מֶ֗לֶךְmelekə

kingnounH4428

royal

בְּ֭/מִשְׁפָּטbəmišəpāṭ

ceremonypronH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

יַעֲמִ֣ידyaʿămiyd

abideverbH5975

appoint · arise · cease · confirm ···

אָ֑רֶץʾāreṣ

earthnounH776

common · earth · field · ground ···

וְ/אִ֖ישׁwəʾiyš

manconjH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

תְּרוּמ֣וֹתtərwmwōt

giftnounH8641

heave offering · oblation · offered

יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽ/נָּהyeherəsenāh

beat downverbH2040

break (down · through) · destroy · overthrow ···

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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