Proverbs 18:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב ל֑וֹ וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְדֹלִ֣ים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃

Transliteration

mattān ʾāḏām yarḥîḇ for-him and-before ḡəḏōlîm yanḥennû

Grammar Details

*mattān*: noun, masculine singular - gift/present
*ʾāḏām*: noun, masculine singular - man/person/humanity
*yarḥîḇ*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - makes room/gives space
*ḡəḏōlîm*: adjective, masculine plural - great ones/important people
*yanḥennû*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - leads him/brings him

Word Meanings

*mattān*: gift/present/offering
*ʾāḏām*: man/person/humanity/mankind
*yarḥîḇ*: makes room/gives space/enlarges/opens up
*ḡəḏōlîm*: great ones/important people/nobles
*yanḥennû*: leads him/brings him/guides him

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 32:20 : 20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.
1 Sam 25:27 : 27 And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
Prov 17:8 : 8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Gen 43:11 : 11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:
Gen 33:10 : 10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me.
Prov 19:6 : 6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
Prov 21:14 : 14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

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