Proverbs 31:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פֶּן־יִ֭שְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח מְחֻקָּ֑ק וִֽ֝ישַׁנֶּה דִּ֣ין כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֹֽנִי

Transliteration

pen-yišteh wĕyiškaḥ mĕḥuqqāq wîšanneh dîn kol-bĕnê-ʿōnî

Grammar Details

*pen*: conjunction - lest/so that not
*yišteh*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he drinks
*wĕyiškaḥ*: conjunction *wə* + verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and forgets
*mĕḥuqqāq*: Pual participle masculine singular - what is decreed/statute/law
*wîšanneh*: conjunction *wə* + verb, Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and perverts/changes
*dîn*: noun, masculine singular construct - judgment/cause of
*kol*: noun, masculine singular construct - all of
*bĕnê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*ʿōnî*: noun, masculine singular - affliction/poverty

Word Meanings

*pen*: lest/otherwise/so that not
*yišteh*: he drinks/will drink
*yiškaḥ*: he forgets/will forget
*mĕḥuqqāq*: what is decreed/statute/law/ordinance
*yĕšanneh*: he changes/perverts/alters
*dîn*: judgment/legal claim/cause/rights
*bĕnê*-*ʿōnî*: children of affliction/sons of poverty/the oppressed

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