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Because of the transgressionבְּפֶשַׁעof a landאֶרֶץmany areרַבִּיםits princes,שָׂרֶיהָbutוּwith a manבְאָדָםwho understandsמֵבִיןand knows,יֹדֵעַsoכֵּןits stability is prolonged.יַאֲרִיךְ
Proverbs 28:2
Study it in the app“Because of the transgression of a land many are its princes, but with a man who understands and knows, so its stability is prolonged.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 28:2, word by word
- Because of the transgressionפֶשַׁעfesha
transgression
A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.
Where else “fesha” appears- of a landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- many areרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- its princesשָׂרֶיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appears- with a manאָדָםadam
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appears- who understandsמֵבִיןmevin
be skilled
To be very wise and skilled in what one does.
Where else “mevin” appears- and knowsיֹדֵעַyodea
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yodea” appears- its stability is prolongedיַאֲרִיךְyaarich
be long, prolong
Be long, last long; prolong.
Where else “yaarich” appears
The context
1They flee —and there is no one pursuing— the wicked, but the righteous like a young lion are confident.
2 · This verse (above)
3A poor man who oppresses the poor is a rain that sweeps away, and there is no bread.