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The poor manרָשׁandוְthe manאִישׁof oppressionsתְּכָכִיםmeet;נִפְגָּשׁוּYHWHיְהוָהgives light toמֵאִירthe eyesעֵינֵיof both.שְׁנֵיהֶם
Proverbs 29:13
Study it in the app“The poor man and the man of oppressions meet; YHWH gives light to the eyes of both.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 29:13, word by word
- The poor manרָשׁrash
be poor
Be poor, lack possessions.
Where else “rash” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of oppressionsתְּכָכִיםtechachim
oppression
Oppression, the one who crushes others.
Where else “techachim” appears- meetנִפְגָּשׁוּnifgashu
meet
Meet someone, come upon, encounter.
Where else “nifgashu” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- gives light toמֵאִירmeir
give light
To fill with light and drive away darkness; also to light a lamp.
Where else “meir” appears- the eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- of bothשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears
The context
12A ruler who pays attention to a word of falsehood, all his attendants are wicked.
13 · This verse (above)
14A king who judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.