25 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.28.25",
"source": "רְחַב־נֶ֭פֶשׁ יְגָרֶ֣ה מָד֑וֹן וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ עַל־יְהוָ֣ה יְדֻשָּֽׁן׃",
"text": "*rəḥaḇ*-*nep̄eš* *yəḡāreh* *māḏôn* *ûḇôṭēaḥ* *'al*-*YHWH* *yəḏuššān*",
"grammar": {
"*rəḥaḇ*-*nep̄eš*": "adjective, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine singular - wide of soul/greedy",
"*yəḡāreh*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - stirs up",
"*māḏôn*": "noun, masculine singular - strife/contention",
"*ûḇôṭēaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal participle, masculine singular - but one trusting",
"*'al*-*YHWH*": "preposition + proper noun - in the LORD/Yahweh",
"*yəḏuššān*": "Pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be made fat/prosperous"
},
"variants": {
"*rəḥaḇ*-*nep̄eš*": "greedy person/proud person/one with large appetite",
"*yəḡāreh*": "stirs up/incites/provokes",
"*māḏôn*": "strife/contention/dispute",
"*bôṭēaḥ*": "trusting/relying",
"*yəḏuššān*": "will be made fat/will prosper/will be enriched"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.28.26",
"source": "בּוֹטֵ֣חַ בְּ֭לִבּוֹ ה֣וּא כְסִ֑יל וְהוֹלֵ֥ךְ בְּ֝חָכְמָ֗ה ה֣וּא יִמָּלֵֽט׃",
"text": "*bôṭēaḥ* *bəlibbô* *hû'* *ḵəsîl* *wəhôlēḵ* *bəḥāḵmāh* *hû'* *yimmālēṭ*",
"grammar": {
"*bôṭēaḥ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - trusting",
"*bəlibbô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his heart",
"*hû'*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*ḵəsîl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool",
"*wəhôlēḵ*": "conjunction + Qal participle, masculine singular - but one walking",
"*bəḥāḵmāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - in wisdom",
"*hû'*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*yimmālēṭ*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be delivered"
},
"variants": {
"*bôṭēaḥ*": "trusting/relying on",
"*bəlibbô*": "in his heart/in his mind/in his own understanding",
"*ḵəsîl*": "fool/stupid person",
"*hôlēḵ*": "walking/going/conducting oneself",
"*bəḥāḵmāh*": "in wisdom/with wisdom/wisely",
"*yimmālēṭ*": "will be delivered/will escape/will be rescued"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.28.27",
"source": "נוֹתֵ֣ן לָ֭רָשׁ אֵ֣ין מַחְס֑וֹר וּמַעְלִ֥ים עֵ֝ינָ֗יו רַב־מְאֵרֽוֹת׃",
"text": "*nôṯēn* *lārāš* *'ên* *maḥsôr* *ûma'lîm* *'ênāyw* *raḇ*-*mə'ērôṯ*",
"grammar": {
"*nôṯēn*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - giving",
"*lārāš*": "preposition + adjective, masculine singular - to the poor",
"*'ên*": "particle of negation - there is no",
"*maḥsôr*": "noun, masculine singular - lack/want",
"*ûma'lîm*": "conjunction + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - but one hiding",
"*'ênāyw*": "noun, feminine dual + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eyes",
"*raḇ*-*mə'ērôṯ*": "adjective, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine plural - many curses"
},
"variants": {
"*nôṯēn*": "giving/one who gives",
"*lārāš*": "to the poor/to the needy",
"*'ên* *maḥsôr*": "no lack/no want/no poverty",
"*ma'lîm*": "hiding/averting/closing",
"*'ênāyw*": "his eyes/his sight",
"*raḇ*-*mə'ērôṯ*": "many curses/abundant cursing"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.28.28",
"source": "בְּק֣וּם רְ֭שָׁעִים יִסָּתֵ֣ר אָדָ֑ם וּ֝בְאָבְדָ֗ם יִרְבּ֥וּ צַדִּיקִֽים׃",
"text": "*bəqûm* *rəšā'îm* *yissāṯēr* *'āḏām* *ûḇə'āḇḏām* *yirbû* *ṣaddîqîm*",
"grammar": {
"*bəqûm*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - when rise",
"*rəšā'îm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones",
"*yissāṯēr*": "Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - hides himself",
"*'āḏām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind",
"*ûḇə'āḇḏām*": "conjunction + preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and when they perish",
"*yirbû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - increase/multiply",
"*ṣaddîqîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - righteous ones"
},
"variants": {
"*bəqûm*": "when rise/when come to power",
"*rəšā'îm*": "wicked ones/evil people",
"*yissāṯēr*": "hides himself/conceals himself",
"*'āḏām*": "man/people/mankind",
"*bə'āḇḏām*": "when they perish/when they are destroyed",
"*yirbû*": "increase/multiply/become many",
"*ṣaddîqîm*": "righteous ones/just ones"
}
}