The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.Proverbs 4:18
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)
וְאֹ֣רַח צַ֭דִּיקִים כְּא֣וֹר נֹ֑גַהּ הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וָ֝א֗וֹר עַד־נְכ֥וֹן הַיּֽוֹם׃
- וְאֹ֣רַחve.'O.rach“and [the] path of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֹ֫רַח · “way” · Strong's H0734
- צַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kim“righteous [people]”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
- כְּא֣וֹרke.'or“[is] like a light of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אוֹר · “light” · Strong's H0216
- נֹ֑גַהּNo.gah“brightness”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נֹ֫גַהּ · “brightness” · Strong's H5051
- הוֹלֵ֥ךְho.Lekh“[which] goes”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “continue” · Strong's H1980L
- וָ֝א֗וֹרva.'or“and [which] shines”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אוֹר · “to light” · Strong's H0215
- עַד־'ad-“until”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- נְכ֥וֹןne.Khon“[the] established [part] of”Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from כּוּן · “prepare” · Strong's H3559A
- הַיּֽוֹם׃hai.Yom“the day”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)