Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 22:29
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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)

חָזִ֡יתָ אִ֤ישׁ׀ מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִ֥ים יִתְיַצָּ֑ב בַּל־יִ֝תְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ פ

  1. חָזִ֡יתָcha.Zi.ta“you see”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָזָה · “to see” · Strong's H2372
  2. אִ֤ישׁ׀'ish“a person”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  3. מָ֘הִ֤ירma.Hir“skilled”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָהִיר · “quick” · Strong's H4106
  4. בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹbim.lakh.To“in work his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מְלָאכָה · “work” · Strong's H4399
  5. לִֽפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  6. מְלָכִ֥יםme.la.Khim“kings”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  7. יִתְיַצָּ֑בyit.ya.Tzav“he will take his stand”
    Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצַב · “to stand” · Strong's H3320
  8. בַּל־bal-“not”
    Particle, negative · from בַּל · “not” · Strong's H1077
  9. יִ֝תְיַצֵּבYit.ya.tzev“he will take his stand”
    Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצַב · “to stand” · Strong's H3320
  10. לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  11. חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ פcha.shu.Kim“insignificant [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָשֹׁךְ · “obscure” · Strong's H2823
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)