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A poorרָשׁmanגֶּבֶרwho oppressesוְעֹשֵׁקthe poorדַּלִּיםis a rainמָטָרthat sweeps away,סֹחֵףand there is noוְאֵיןbread.לָחֶם
Proverbs 28:3
Study it in the app“A poor man who oppresses the poor is a rain that sweeps away, and there is no bread.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 28:3, word by word
- A poorרָשׁrash
be poor
Be poor, lack possessions.
Where else “rash” appears- manגֶּבֶרgever
man
Man, a grown man in his strength.
Where else “gever” appears- who oppressesעֹשֵׁקoshek
oppress, defraud
Oppress, defraud: take advantage of someone by taking what is his; crush.
Where else “oshek” appears- the poorדַּלִּיםdalim
poor, weak
Poor, weak: one who has little and little strength to defend himself.
Where else “dalim” appears- is a rainמָטָרmatar
rain
Rain.
Where else “matar” appears- that sweeps awayסֹחֵףsochef
sweep away
To sweep away, to beat down.
Where else “sochef” appears- breadלָחֶםlachem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lachem” appears
The context
2Because of the transgression of a land many are its princes, but with a man who understands and knows, so its stability is prolonged.
3 · This verse (above)
4Those who abandon instruction praise the wicked, but those who keep instruction contend with them.