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Proverbs 30:22

a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
Proverbs 30:22
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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)

תַּֽחַת־עֶ֭בֶד כִּ֣י יִמְל֑וֹךְ וְ֝נָבָ֗ל כִּ֣י יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־לָֽחֶם׃

  1. תַּֽחַת־ta.chat-“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  2. עֶ֭בֶד'E.ved“a slave”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  3. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  4. יִמְל֑וֹךְyim.Lokh“he will become king”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  5. וְ֝נָבָ֗לve.na.Val“and a fool”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָבָל · “foolish” · Strong's H5036
  6. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־yis.ba'-“he will be satisfied”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂבֵעַ · “to satisfy” · Strong's H7646
  8. לָֽחֶם׃La.chem“food”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “food(eating)” · Strong's H3899G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)