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Manyרַבִּיםseekמְבַקְשִׁיםthe faceפְּנֵיof a ruler,מוֹשֵׁלbutוּfrom YHWHמֵיְהוָהcomes the judgmentמִשְׁפַּטof a man.אִישׁ
Proverbs 29:26
Study it in the app“Many seek the face of a ruler, but from YHWH comes the judgment of a man.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 29:26, word by word
- Manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- seekמְבַקְשִׁיםmevakshim
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “mevakshim” appears- the faceפְּנֵיpene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appears- of a rulerמוֹשֵׁלmoshel
ruler
A person with authority who commands a people, good or bad.
Where else “moshel” appears- from 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- comes the judgmentמִשְׁפַּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears- of a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears
The context
25Trembling before man sets a snare, but whoever trusts in YHWH will be set on high.
26 · This verse (above)
27An abomination to the righteous is a man of injustice, and an abomination to the wicked is the upright of way.