Proverbs 3:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:”

Proverbs 3:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 3:97 words

HebrewMeaning

כַּבֵּ֣דkabēd

abounding withverbH3513

more grievously afflict · boast · be chargeable · be dim ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

מֵ/הוֹנֶ֑/ךָmēhwōnekā

enoughpronH1952

for nought · riches · substance · wealth

וּ֝/מֵ/רֵאשִׁ֗יתwmērēʾšiyt

beginningconjH7225

chief · first(-fruits · part · time) ···

כָּלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

תְּבוּאָתֶֽ/ךָtəbwʾātekā

fruitnounH8393

gain · increase · revenue

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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