Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.Proverbs 13:23
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
רָב־אֹ֭כֶל נִ֣יר רָאשִׁ֑ים וְיֵ֥שׁ נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
- רָב־rov-“abundance of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֹב · “abundance” · Strong's H7230
- אֹ֭כֶל'O.khel“food”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֹ֫כֶל · “food” · Strong's H0400
- נִ֣ירnir“[the] unplowed ground of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נִיר · “fallow ground” · Strong's H5215
- רָאשִׁ֑יםra.Shim“poor [people]”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from רוּשׁ · “be poor” · Strong's H7326
- וְיֵ֥שׁve.Yesh“and there”Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
- נִ֝סְפֶּ֗הnis.Peh“[is what] is swept away”Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from סָפָה · “to snatch” · Strong's H5595
- בְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'“in not”Preposition + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- מִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.Pat“justice”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)