A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.Proverbs 17:2
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
עֶֽבֶד־מַשְׂכִּ֗יל יִ֭מְשֹׁל בְּבֵ֣ן מֵבִ֑ישׁ וּבְת֥וֹךְ אַ֝חִ֗ים יַחֲלֹ֥ק נַחֲלָֽה׃
- עֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-“a servant”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
- מַשְׂכִּ֗ילmas.Kil“[who] acts prudently”Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂכַל · “be prudent” · Strong's H7919A
- יִ֭מְשֹׁלYim.shol“he will rule”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָשַׁל · “to rule” · Strong's H4910
- בְּבֵ֣ןbe.Ven“over a son”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
- מֵבִ֑ישׁme.Vish“[who] acts shamefully”Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹשׁ · “be ashamed” · Strong's H0954
- וּבְת֥וֹךְu.ve.Tokh“and in among”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
- אַ֝חִ֗ים'a.Chim“brothers”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
- יַחֲלֹ֥קya.cha.Lok“he will share”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָלַק · “to divide” · Strong's H2505A
- נַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.Lah“[the] inheritance”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)