11 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.16.11",
"source": "פֶּ֤לֶס ׀ וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י מִ֭שְׁפָּט לַֽיהוָ֑ה מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּ כָּל־אַבְנֵי־כִֽיס׃",
"text": "*peles* and-*mōʾznê* *mišpāṭ* to-*YHWH* *maʿăśēhû* all-*ʾaḇnê*-*kîs*",
"grammar": {
"*peles*": "noun, masculine, singular - scale/balance",
"*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and",
"*mōʾznê*": "noun, feminine, dual construct - scales/balances of",
"*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular - justice/judgment/right",
"*lᵉ*": "preposition - to/belonging to",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*maʿăśēhû*": "noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his work",
"*kol*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - all",
"*ʾaḇnê*": "noun, feminine, plural construct - stones of",
"*kîs*": "noun, masculine, singular - bag/purse"
},
"variants": {
"*peles ûmōʾznê mišpāṭ*": "scale and just balances/accurate weights and measures",
"*ʾaḇnê-kîs*": "stones of bag/weights in the pouch/weighing stones"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.16.12",
"source": "תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת מְ֭לָכִים עֲשׂ֣וֹת רֶ֑שַׁע כִּ֥י בִ֝צְדָקָ֗ה יִכּ֥וֹן כִּסֵּֽא׃",
"text": "*tôʿăḇat* *mᵉlākîm* *ʿăśôt* *rešaʿ* for in-*ṣᵉdāqāh* *yikkôn* *kissēʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*tôʿăḇat*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - abomination of",
"*mᵉlākîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - kings",
"*ʿăśôt*": "verb, Qal infinitive construct - to do/commit",
"*rešaʿ*": "noun, masculine, singular - wickedness/evil",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*bᵉ*": "preposition - in/by",
"*ṣᵉdāqāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - righteousness/justice",
"*yikkôn*": "verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - is established/is made firm",
"*kissēʾ*": "noun, masculine, singular - throne"
},
"variants": {
"*tôʿăḇat*": "abomination/detestable thing",
"*yikkôn*": "is established/is made firm/is secure"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.16.13",
"source": "רְצ֣וֹן מְ֭לָכִים שִׂפְתֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וְדֹבֵ֖ר יְשָׁרִ֣ים יֶאֱהָֽב׃",
"text": "*rᵉṣôn* *mᵉlākîm* *śiptê*-*ṣedeq* and-*dōḇēr* *yᵉšārîm* *yeʾĕhāḇ*",
"grammar": {
"*rᵉṣôn*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - pleasure/delight/favor of",
"*mᵉlākîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - kings",
"*śiptê*": "noun, feminine, dual construct - lips of",
"*ṣedeq*": "noun, masculine, singular - righteousness/justice",
"*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and",
"*dōḇēr*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - speaker/one who speaks",
"*yᵉšārîm*": "adjective, masculine, plural - upright things/right things",
"*yeʾĕhāḇ*": "verb, Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he is loved/will be loved"
},
"variants": {
"*rᵉṣôn mᵉlākîm*": "pleasure of kings/delight of rulers",
"*śiptê-ṣedeq*": "lips of righteousness/righteous speech",
"*dōḇēr yᵉšārîm*": "speaker of upright things/one who speaks honestly"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Proverbs.16.14",
"source": "חֲמַת־מֶ֥לֶךְ מַלְאֲכֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְאִ֖ישׁ חָכָ֣ם יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃",
"text": "*ḥămat*-*melek* *malʾăkê*-*māwet* and-*ʾîš* *ḥākām* *yᵉkapprennāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥămat*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - wrath of",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine, singular - king",
"*malʾăkê*": "noun, masculine, plural construct - messengers of",
"*māwet*": "noun, masculine, singular - death",
"*wᵉ*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/person",
"*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine, singular - wise",
"*yᵉkapprennāh*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - will appease it/pacify it/atone for it"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥămat-melek*": "wrath of king/king's anger/royal fury",
"*malʾăkê-māwet*": "messengers of death/harbingers of death",
"*yᵉkapprennāh*": "will appease it/will pacify it/will turn it away"
}
}