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Proverbs 30:23

an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.
Proverbs 30:23
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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)

תַּ֣חַת שְׂ֭נוּאָה כִּ֣י תִבָּעֵ֑ל וְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗ה כִּֽי־תִירַ֥שׁ גְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פ

  1. תַּ֣חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  2. שְׂ֭נוּאָהSe.nu.'ah“a hated [woman]”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
  3. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  4. תִבָּעֵ֑לti.ba.'El“she will be married”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בָּעַל · “to marry” · Strong's H1166I
  5. וְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗הve.shif.Chah“and a female servant”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׁפְחָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H8198
  6. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. תִירַ֥שׁti.Rash“she will dispossess”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָרַשׁ · “take” · Strong's H3423H
  8. גְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פge.vir.Tah“mistress her”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from גְּבֶ֫רֶת · “lady” · Strong's H1404
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)