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Where there are noבְּאֵיןoxen,אֲלָפִיםthe mangerאֵבוּסis clean,בָּרbut abundantוְרָבharvestsתְּבוּאוֹתcome by the strengthבְּכֹחַof the ox.שׁוֹר
Proverbs 14:4
Study it in the app“Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant harvests come by the strength of the ox.”
With no oxen the stall is clean, but a rich harvest comes by the ox's strengthWork and Rest
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 14:4, word by word
- oxenאֲלָפִיםalafim
cattle
Cattle, oxen or cows.
Where else “alafim” appears- the mangerאֵבוּסevus
manger, crib
A manger, the place where livestock eat.
Where else “evus” appears- is cleanבָּרbar
pure, clean
Clean, pure; also clear, bright.
Where else “bar” appears- but abundantרָבrav
abundance
A great amount, so large that it is not measured.
Where else “rav” appears- harvestsתְּבוּאוֹתtevuot
produce
What the land brings forth.
Where else “tevuot” appears- come by the strengthכֹחַchoach
strength
Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.
Where else “choach” appears- of the oxשׁוֹרshor
ox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shor” appears
The context
3In the mouth of a fool is a rod of loftiness, but the lips of the wise will guard them.
4 · This verse (above)
5A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness utters lies.