A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.Proverbs 22:9
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)
טֽוֹב־עַ֭יִן ה֣וּא יְבֹרָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־נָתַ֖ן מִלַּחְמ֣וֹ לַדָּֽל׃
- טֽוֹב־tov-“a [person] good of”Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
- עַ֭יִן'A.yin“eye”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
- ה֣וּאhu'“he”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- יְבֹרָ֑ךְye.vo.Rakh“he will be blessed”Verb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
- כִּֽי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- נָתַ֖ןna.Tan“he gives”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- מִלַּחְמ֣וֹmi.lach.Mo“some of food his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
- לַדָּֽל׃la.Dal“to <the> poor [person]”Preposition with article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from דַּל · “poor” · Strong's H1800
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)