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Muchרָבfoodאֹכֶלis in the fallow groundנִירof the poor,רָאשִׁיםbut there isוְיֵשׁone who is swept awayנִסְפֶּהfor lackבְּלֹאof justice.מִשְׁפָּט
Proverbs 13:23
Study it in the app“Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but there is one who is swept away for lack of justice.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 13:23, word by word
- Muchרָבrav
abundance
A great amount, so large that it is not measured.
Where else “rav” appears- foodאֹכֶלochel
food
Food, provisions.
Where else “ochel” appears- is in the fallow groundנִירnir
fallow ground
Land not yet plowed.
Where else “nir” appears- of the poorרָאשִׁיםrashim
be poor
Be poor, lack possessions.
Where else “rashim” appears- one who is swept awayנִסְפֶּהnispe
sweep away
To perish together with others, wiped out.
Where else “nispe” appears- of justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
justice
What is right and fair.
Where else “mishpat” appears
The context
22A good man leaves an inheritance to the sons of his sons, but stored up for the righteous is the wealth of the sinner.
23 · This verse (above)
24Whoever holds back his rod hates his son, but whoever loves him eagerly gives him correction.