Proverbs 11:26

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מֹ֣נֵֽעַ בָּ֭ר יִקְּבֻ֣הוּ לְא֑וֹם וּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ מַשְׁבִּֽיר׃

Transliteration

Mōnēaʿ bār yiqqəbuhû ləʾôm ûbərākâ lərōʾš mašbîr.

Grammar Details

*Mōnēaʿ*: verb Qal participle masculine singular - withholding
*bār*: masculine singular noun - grain
*yiqqəbuhû*: verb Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - curses him
*ləʾôm*: masculine singular noun - people
*ûbərākâ*: conjunction + feminine singular noun - and blessing
*lərōʾš*: preposition + masculine singular construct noun - to head of
*mašbîr*: verb Hiphil participle masculine singular - one who sells (grain)

Word Meanings

*Mōnēaʿ*: withholding/holding back/refusing
*bār*: grain/corn
*yiqqəbuhû*: curses him/denounces him
*ləʾôm*: people/nation/community
*bərākâ*: blessing/prosperity
*rōʾš*: head/top/chief
*mašbîr*: one who sells (grain)/provider/supplier

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 29:13 : 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Prov 24:24 : 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
Amos 8:4-6 : 4 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? 6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?
Gen 42:6 : 6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

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