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Openפְּתַחyour mouth,פִּיךָjudgeשְׁפָטrighteously,צֶדֶקandוְdefendדִיןthe afflictedעָנִיandוְthe needy.אֶבְיוֹן
Proverbs 31:9
Study it in the app“Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the afflicted and the needy.”
Open your mouth for the voiceless and defend the afflicted and the needyJustice and mercy
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 31:9, word by word
- Openפְּתַחpetach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “petach” appears- your mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- judgeשְׁפָטshefat
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shefat” appears- righteouslyצֶדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears- defendדִיןdin
vindicate
To take up someone's cause, give them justice.
Where else “din” appears- the afflictedעָנִיani
poor, afflicted
Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.
Where else “ani” appears- the needyאֶבְיוֹןevyon
needy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyon” appears
The context
8Open your mouth for the mute, for the cause of all the sons of desolation.
9 · This verse (above)
10A woman of worth, who can find her? And her price is far beyond pearls.