Proverbs 22:21

to show you true and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?
Proverbs 22:21
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Original language (Hebrew)

לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗ קֹ֭שְׁטְ אִמְרֵ֣י אֱמֶ֑ת לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרִ֥ים אֱ֝מֶ֗ת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ פ

  1. לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗le.ho.di.'a.Kha“to make known to you”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  2. קֹ֭שְׁטְKo.shet“[the] truth of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קֹשְׁטְ · “truth” · Strong's H7189B
  3. אִמְרֵ֣י'im.Rei“words of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
  4. אֱמֶ֑ת'e.Met“faithfulness”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֱמֶת · “true” · Strong's H0571H
  5. לְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.Shiv“to bring back”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from שׁוּב · “reply” · Strong's H7725M
  6. אֲמָרִ֥ים'a.ma.Rim“words”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
  7. אֱ֝מֶ֗ת'e.Met“faithfulness”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֱמֶת · “true” · Strong's H0571H
  8. לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ פle.sho.le.Chei.kha“to [those who] sent you”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)