7{
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.7",
"source": "עָ֭שִׁיר בְּרָשִׁ֣ים יִמְשׁ֑וֹל וְעֶ֥בֶד לֹ֝וֶ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֽ͏ֶה׃",
"text": "*'āšîr* in *rāšîm* *yimšôl* and *'ebed* *lōweh* to *'îš* *malweh*.",
"grammar": {
"*'āšîr*": "adjective used as noun, masculine singular - rich man",
"in": "preposition, *bĕ* - in/among/over",
"*rāšîm*": "adjective used as noun, masculine plural - poor ones",
"*yimšôl*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he rules/will rule",
"*'ebed*": "noun, masculine singular construct - servant/slave of",
"*lōweh*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - borrower/one who borrows",
"to": "preposition, *lĕ* - to/for",
"*'îš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of",
"*malweh*": "verb, Hiphil participle, masculine singular - lender/one who lends"
},
"variants": {
"*'āšîr*": "rich (person)/wealthy one",
"*rāšîm*": "poor (people)/impoverished ones",
"*yimšôl*": "rules/governs/dominates",
"*'ebed*": "servant/slave/subordinate",
"*lōweh*": "borrower/debtor",
"*'îš*": "man/person/individual",
"*malweh*": "lender/creditor"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.8",
"source": "זוֹרֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה *יקצור־**יִקְצָר־אָ֑וֶן וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָת֣וֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃",
"text": "*zôrēa'* *'awlāh* *yiqṣār-'āwen* and *šēbeT* *'ebrāTô* *yiKleh*.",
"grammar": {
"*zôrēa'*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - sower/one who sows",
"*'awlāh*": "noun, feminine singular - injustice/unrighteousness",
"*yiqṣār-'āwen*": "verb with noun, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with masculine singular noun - he will reap trouble",
"*šēbeT*": "noun, masculine singular construct - rod/staff of",
"*'ebrāTô*": "noun with pronominal suffix, feminine singular - his wrath",
"*yiKleh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will come to an end/fail"
},
"variants": {
"*zôrēa'*": "one who sows/plants/scatters seed",
"*'awlāh*": "injustice/unrighteousness/iniquity",
"*yiqṣār*": "will reap/will harvest",
"*'āwen*": "trouble/wickedness/sorrow/iniquity",
"*šēbeT*": "rod/staff/tribe/scepter",
"*'ebrāTô*": "his wrath/his anger/his fury",
"*yiKleh*": "will fail/will come to an end/will be consumed"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.9",
"source": "טֽוֹב־עַ֭יִן ה֣וּא יְבֹרָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־נָתַ֖ן מִלַּחְמ֣וֹ לַדָּֽל׃",
"text": "*ṭôb-'ayin* he *yĕbōrāK* for *nāTan* from *laḥmô* to-the-*dāl*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṭôb-'ayin*": "adjective with noun, construct - good of eye/generous",
"he": "independent personal pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - *hû'* - he",
"*yĕbōrāK*": "verb, Pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will be blessed",
"for": "conjunction, *kî* - for/because",
"*nāTan*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he gave",
"from": "preposition, *min* - from",
"*laḥmô*": "noun with pronominal suffix, masculine singular - his bread/food",
"to-the-*dāl*": "preposition with definite article and adjective used as noun - to the poor person"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôb-'ayin*": "good of eye/generous person/benevolent one",
"*yĕbōrāK*": "will be blessed/will be favored",
"*nāTan*": "gave/provided/shared",
"*laḥmô*": "his bread/his food/his sustenance",
"*dāl*": "poor/weak/thin/needy one"
}
}