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Whoever oppressesעֹשֵׁקthe poorדָּלto increaseלְהַרְבּוֹתwhat is his,לוֹand whoever givesנֹתֵןto the rich,לְעָשִׁירcomes onlyאַךְto want.לְמַחְסוֹר
Proverbs 22:16
Study it in the app“Whoever oppresses the poor to increase what is his, and whoever gives to the rich, comes only to want.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 22:16, word by word
- Whoever oppressesעֹשֵׁקoshek
oppress, defraud
Oppress, defraud: take advantage of someone by taking what is his; crush.
Where else “oshek” appears- the poorדָּלdal
poor, weak
Poor, weak: one who has little and little strength to defend himself.
Where else “dal” appears- to increaseהַרְבּוֹתharbot
increase
To make an amount larger, adding and adding.
Where else “harbot” appears- and whoever givesנֹתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- to the richעָשִׁירashir
rich
Rich.
Where else “ashir” appears- to wantמַחְסוֹרmachsor
need, lack
Need, lack: what someone is missing.
Where else “machsor” appears
The context
15Folly is bound to the heart of a young man; the rod of correction will drive it far from him.
16 · This verse (above)
17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge;