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Proverbs 19:7

All the brothers of a poor man hate him— how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
Proverbs 19:7
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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)

כָּ֥ל אֲחֵי־רָ֨שׁ׀ שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּ אַ֤ף כִּ֣י מְ֭רֵעֵהוּ רָחֲק֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ מְרַדֵּ֖ף אֲמָרִ֣ים לוֹ הֵֽמָּה׃

  1. כָּ֥לkal“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  2. אֲחֵי־'a.chei-“[the] brothers of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
  3. רָ֨שׁ׀rash“a poor [person]”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רוּשׁ · “be poor” · Strong's H7326
  4. שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּse.ne.'U.hu“they hate him”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
  5. אַ֤ף'af“indeed?”
    Particle, interjection · from אַף · “also” · Strong's H0637
  6. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. מְ֭רֵעֵהוּMe.re.'e.hu“friend[s] his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מֵרֵעַ · “companion” · Strong's H4828
  8. רָחֲק֣וּra.cha.Ku“they are distant”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from רָחַק · “to remove” · Strong's H7368
  9. מִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nu“from him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  10. מְרַדֵּ֖ףme.ra.Def“[one who] pursues”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  11. אֲמָרִ֣ים'a.ma.Rim“words”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
  12. לוֹlo-“to him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  13. הֵֽמָּה׃He.mah“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)