The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.Proverbs 11:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
צַ֭דִּיק מִצָּרָ֣ה נֶחֱלָ֑ץ וַיָּבֹ֖א רָשָׁ֣ע תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
- צַ֭דִּיקTza.dik“a righteous [person]”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
- מִצָּרָ֣הmi.tza.Rah“from distress”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צָרָה · “distress” · Strong's H6869B
- נֶחֱלָ֑ץne.che.Latz“[is] delivered”Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָלַץ · “to rescue” · Strong's H2502A
- וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'“and he came”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- רָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'“a wicked [person]”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
- תַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.Tav“in place his”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)