Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.Proverbs 11:21
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
יָ֣ד לְ֭יָד לֹא־יִנָּ֣קֶה רָּ֑ע וְזֶ֖רַע צַדִּיקִ֣ים נִמְלָֽט׃
- יָ֣דyad“hand”Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from יָד · “to” · Strong's H3027K
- לְ֭יָדLe.yod“to hand”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from יָד · “certainly” · Strong's H3027V
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יִנָּ֣קֶהyi.Na.keh“he will go unpunished”Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָקָה · “to clear” · Strong's H5352
- רָּ֑עRa'“an evil [person]”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
- וְזֶ֖רַעve.Ze.ra'“and [the] offspring of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
- צַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.Kim“righteous [people]”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
- נִמְלָֽט׃nim.Lat“he will be delivered”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַט · “to escape” · Strong's H4422
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)