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By meבִּיkingsמְלָכִיםreign,יִמְלֹכוּandוְrulersרוֹזְנִיםdecreeיְחֹקְקוּrighteousness.צֶדֶק
Proverbs 8:15
Study it in the app“By me kings reign, and rulers decree righteousness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 8:15, word by word
- kingsמְלָכִיםmelachim
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melachim” appears- reignיִמְלֹכוּyimlochu
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “yimlochu” appears- rulersרוֹזְנִיםroznim
ruler, dignitary
Dignitary: a person of weight, an important ruler. It always appears alongside "kings."
Where else “roznim” appears- decreeיְחֹקְקוּyechokku
decree
To make laws, set rules.
Where else “yechokku” appears- righteousnessצֶדֶקtsedek
righteousness
Living uprightly before God.
Where else “tsedek” appears
The context
14Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I am understanding; might is mine.
15 · This verse (above)
16By me princes govern, and nobles, all the judges of righteousness.