22{
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.22",
"source": "אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּ֭ל כִּ֣י דַל־ה֑וּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּ֖א עָנִ֣י בַשָּֽׁעַר׃",
"text": "Not *Tigzāl-dāl* because *dal-hû'*, and not *TĕdaKKē'* *'ānî* in-the-*šā'ar*.",
"grammar": {
"Not": "negative particle with jussive, *'al* - do not",
"*Tigzāl-dāl*": "verb with adjective used as noun, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you rob the poor",
"because": "conjunction, *kî* - because/for",
"*dal-hû'*": "adjective with pronoun - poor he is",
"and": "conjunction, *wĕ* - and",
"not": "negative particle with jussive, *'al* - do not",
"*TĕdaKKē'*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you crush/oppress",
"*'ānî*": "adjective used as noun, masculine singular - afflicted/poor person",
"in-the-*šā'ar*": "preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - in the gate"
},
"variants": {
"*Tigzāl*": "rob/plunder/seize",
"*dāl*": "poor/weak/needy person",
"*dal-hû'*": "he is poor/he is weak/he is needy",
"*TĕdaKKē'*": "crush/oppress/mistreat",
"*'ānî*": "afflicted/poor/humble/oppressed person",
"*šā'ar*": "gate/entrance/court (place of judgment)"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Proverbs.22.23",
"source": "כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְקָבַ֖ע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃",
"text": "For *YHWH* *yārîb* *rîbām* and *qāba'* *'eT-qōbĕ'êhem* *nāpeš*.",
"grammar": {
"For": "conjunction, *kî* - for/because",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD",
"*yārîb*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will contend/plead",
"*rîbām*": "noun with pronominal suffix, masculine singular - their case/dispute",
"and": "conjunction, *wĕ* - and",
"*qāba'*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will rob/despoil",
"*'eT-qōbĕ'êhem*": "direct object marker with verb, Qal participle, masculine plural with pronominal suffix - those who rob them",
"*nāpeš*": "noun, feminine singular - life/soul"
},
"variants": {
"*yārîb*": "will contend/will plead/will defend",
"*rîbām*": "their case/their cause/their dispute",
"*qāba'*": "will rob/will despoil/will take away",
"*qōbĕ'êhem*": "those who rob them/those who defraud them",
"*nāpeš*": "life/soul/being/person"
}
}