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And the cheat,וְכֵלַיhis weaponsכֵּלָיוare evil;רָעִיםheהוּאplansיָעָץschemesזִמּוֹתto ruinלְחַבֵּלthe afflictedעֲנִיִּיםwith wordsבְּאִמְרֵיof falsehood,שֶׁקֶרeven whenוּבְthe needyאֶבְיוֹןspeaksדַבֵּרwhat is just.מִשְׁפָּט
Isaiah 32:7
Study it in the app“And the cheat, his weapons are evil; he plans schemes to ruin the afflicted with words of falsehood, even when the needy speaks what is just.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 32:7, word by word
- And the cheatכֵלַיchelay
scoundrel, knave
A scoundrel, a stingy cheat who deceives.
Where else “chelay” appears- his weaponsכֵּלָיkelay
weapon
What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.
Where else “kelay” appears- are evilרָעִיםraim
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raim” appears- plansיָעָץyaats
plan
To form a plan in the mind and resolve to carry it out.
Where else “yaats” appears- schemesזִמּוֹתzimot
scheme
A plot, or a design.
Where else “zimot” appears- to ruinחַבֵּלchabel
ruin
To do harm or ruin something; also to act very wickedly.
Where else “chabel” appears- the afflictedעֲנִיִּיםaniyim
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “aniyim” appears- with wordsאִמְרֵיimre
words, sayings
Words, sayings. In Genesis 49:21, some read "fawns".
Where else “imre” appears- of falsehoodשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- the needyאֶבְיוֹןevyon
needy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyon” appears- speaksדַבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- what is justמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears
Translation note
In Hebrew there is a play on sounds: “kelay” (cheat) and “kelav” (his weapons).
The context
6For the fool speaks folly, and his heart does wickedness, to practice godlessness and to speak error against YHWH, to leave empty the soul of the hungry, and the drink of the thirsty he makes fail.
7 · This verse (above)
8But the noble plans noble things, and he by noble things stands.