lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.Proverbs 31:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
פֶּן־יִ֭שְׁתֶּה וְיִשְׁכַּ֣ח מְחֻקָּ֑ק וִֽ֝ישַׁנֶּה דִּ֣ין כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֹֽנִי׃
- פֶּן־pen-“lest”Particle · “lest” · Strong's H6435
- יִ֭שְׁתֶּהYish.teh“he should drink”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8354
- וְיִשְׁכַּ֣חve.yish.Kach“and he may forget”Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַח · “to forget” · Strong's H7911
- מְחֻקָּ֑קme.chu.Kak“[what] is decreed”Verb, pual, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָקַק · “to decree” · Strong's H2710
- וִֽ֝ישַׁנֶּהVi.sha.neh“and he may change”Conjunction + Verb, piel, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁנָה · “to change” · Strong's H8138A
- דִּ֣יןdin“[the] cause of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דִּין · “judgment” · Strong's H1779
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- בְּנֵי־be.nei-“[the] sons of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “description” · Strong's H1121I
- עֹֽנִי׃'O.ni“affliction”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֳנִי · “affliction” · Strong's H6040
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)