Proverbs 31:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִ֭שְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח רִישׁ֑וֹ וַ֝עֲמָל֗וֹ לֹ֣א יִזְכָּר־עֽוֹד

Transliteration

yišteh wĕyiškaḥ rîšô waʿămālô lōʾ yizkār-ʿôd

Grammar Details

*yišteh*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will drink
*wĕyiškaḥ*: conjunction *wə* + verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and will forget
*rîšô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his poverty
*waʿămālô*: conjunction *wə* + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his trouble/misery
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*yizkār*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will remember
*ʿôd*: adverb - again/anymore

Word Meanings

*yišteh*: he will drink/may he drink
*yiškaḥ*: he will forget/may he forget
*rîšô*: his poverty/destitution/lack
*ʿămālô*: his trouble/misery/toil/hardship
*yizkār*: he will remember/he would remember

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Eph 5:18 : 18 And be not drunken with wine, wherein is riot, but be filled with the Spirit;

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