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Proverbs 31:9 — King James Version← Study notes

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.


Proverbs 31:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 31:97 words
HebrewMeaning
פְּתַחpətaḥ
appearverbH6605
break forth · draw · let go free · grave ···
פִּ֥י/ךָpiykā
mouthnounH6310
-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···
שְׁפָטšəpāṭ
contendverbH8199
avenge · that condemn · defend · execute ···
צֶ֑דֶקṣedeq
justnounH6664
even · right (cause · -ly · -ness)
וְ֝/דִ֗יןwədiyn
with a straight courseconjH1777
עָנִ֥יʿāniy
afflictedadjH6041
humble · lowly · needy · poor
וְ/אֶבְיֽוֹןwəʾebəywōn
beggarconjH34
needy · poor
Words 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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