God & Savior

Proverbs 22:23

for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
Proverbs 22:23
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Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְקָבַ֖ע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. יְ֭הוָהYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. יָרִ֣יבya.Riv“he will conduct”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רִיב · “to contend” · Strong's H7378
  4. רִיבָ֑םri.Vam“case their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רִיב · “strife” · Strong's H7379
  5. וְקָבַ֖עve.ka.Va'“and he will rob”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָבַע · “to rob” · Strong's H6906
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣םkoe.'ei.Hem“[those who] rob them”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָבַע · “to rob” · Strong's H6906
  8. נָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.fesh“life”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)