to show you true and reliable words, that you may soundly answer those who sent you?Proverbs 22:21
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)
לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗ קֹ֭שְׁטְ אִמְרֵ֣י אֱמֶ֑ת לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרִ֥ים אֱ֝מֶ֗ת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ פ
- 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
- קֹ֭שְׁטְKo.shet“[the] truth of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קֹשְׁטְ · “truth” · Strong's H7189B
- אִמְרֵ֣י'im.Rei“words of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
- אֱמֶ֑ת'e.Met“faithfulness”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֱמֶת · “true” · Strong's H0571H
- לְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.Shiv“to bring back”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from שׁוּב · “reply” · Strong's H7725M
- אֲמָרִ֥ים'a.ma.Rim“words”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֵמֶר · “word” · Strong's H0561
- אֱ֝מֶ֗ת'e.Met“faithfulness”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֱמֶת · “true” · Strong's H0571H
- 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)