Proverbs 31:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Lest they drink, and forget the law, And pervert the justice [due] to any that is afflicted.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פֶּן־יִ֭שְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח מְחֻקָּ֑ק וִֽ֝ישַׁנֶּה דִּ֣ין כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֹֽנִי

Transliteration

pen-yišteh wĕyiškaḥ mĕḥuqqāq wîšanneh dîn kol-bĕnê-ʿōnî

Grammar Details

*pen*: conjunction - lest/so that not
*yišteh*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he drinks
*wĕyiškaḥ*: conjunction *wə* + verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and forgets
*mĕḥuqqāq*: Pual participle masculine singular - what is decreed/statute/law
*wîšanneh*: conjunction *wə* + verb, Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and perverts/changes
*dîn*: noun, masculine singular construct - judgment/cause of
*kol*: noun, masculine singular construct - all of
*bĕnê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*ʿōnî*: noun, masculine singular - affliction/poverty

Word Meanings

*pen*: lest/otherwise/so that not
*yišteh*: he drinks/will drink
*yiškaḥ*: he forgets/will forget
*mĕḥuqqāq*: what is decreed/statute/law/ordinance
*yĕšanneh*: he changes/perverts/alters
*dîn*: judgment/legal claim/cause/rights
*bĕnê*-*ʿōnî*: children of affliction/sons of poverty/the oppressed

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