“There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.”
Proverbs 30:14 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 30:1410 words
HebrewMeaning
דּ֤וֹרdwōr
a generationnounH1755
evermore · generation · ever · posterity
חֲרָב֣וֹתḥărābwōt
are swordsnounH2719
dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···
שִׁנָּי/ו֮šināyw
teeth itsnounH8127
forefront · ivory · sharp · tooth
וּֽ/מַאֲכָל֪וֹתwmaʾăkālwōt
and are knivesconjH3979
מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥י/וmətaləʿōtāyw
jaw bones itsnounH4973
jaw
לֶ/אֱכֹ֣לleʾĕkōl
to devourpronH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
עֲנִיִּ֣יםʿăniyiym
afflicted peopleadjH6041
humble · lowly · needy · poor
מֵ/אֶ֑רֶץmēʾereṣ
from the earthpronH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
וְ֝/אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםwəʾebəywōniym
and needy peopleconjH34
needy · poor
מֵ/אָדָֽםmēʾādām
from humankindpronH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
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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