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Proverbs 31:8

Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
Proverbs 31:8
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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)

פְּתַח־פִּ֥יךָ לְאִלֵּ֑ם אֶל־דִּ֝֗ין כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י חֲלֽוֹף׃

  1. פְּתַח־pe.tach-“open”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּתַח · “to open” · Strong's H6605A
  2. פִּ֥יךָPi.kha“mouth your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  3. לְאִלֵּ֑םle.'i.Lem“for [the] dumb”
    Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִלֵּם · “mute” · Strong's H0483
  4. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. דִּ֝֗יןDin“[the] cause of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דִּין · “judgment” · Strong's H1779
  6. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  7. בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] sons of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “description” · Strong's H1121I
  8. חֲלֽוֹף׃cha.Lof“passing away”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֲלוֹף · “destruction” · Strong's H2475
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)